Canon VIXIA HF630 manual

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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARN ING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARN ING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSO RIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infrin[...]

3 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF G30 and all its ac cessories. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not install near any heat sources s uch as r[...]

4 T radema rk Acknowled gements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Log os are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Window s are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration in the United States and/or othe r count ries. • App Store, iPad, iPho ne, iPod, iT unes and Mac OS are tr ademarks of Apple Inc ., registered in the U.S. and othe[...]

5 Highlights of the VIXIA HF G30 The Canon VIXIA HF G30 HD Camcorder is a h i gh-performance ca mcorder whose compact si ze mak es it ide al in a variet y of situ ations. The follo wing are just some o f the ma ny funct ions fea tured in the ca mcorder . HD Recording HD CMOS PRO sensor an d DIGIC DV 4 pr ocessor The camc order is eq uipped wi th a [...]

6 Other Featur es Audio sc ene select With the audio scen e s el ect function ( A 79), you ca n optimize the audio s ettings of the built -in micr ophone by selectin g the audi o scene that match es your surr oundi ngs. Y our audi ence will fe el even more immers ed in the scene during pla yback. Smart AU TO Smart AUTO ( A 40) automat ically select[...]

7 Enjoying yo ur Recordings on Othe r Devices Enj oying Y our Re cordi ngs Usin g the Ca mcord e r 's Wi -Fi Funct ions Connect th e camcorder to a n exte rnal mo nitor ( A 102). Copy your recordings to a n external video r ecorder ( A 115). Save your r ecordings ( A 108). Use y our iO S or A ndroid device to remot e ly c ontrol the camco rder[...]

8 1 Int rod ucti on 11 About this Manual 11 Conv entions Used in this Manual 11 Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 13 Nam es of Parts 15 2 P reparatio ns 21 Attaching the Ferrite Core 21 Charging the Batter y Pack 21 Prep arin g the Ca mcorde r 24 Using the Lens Hood and Lens C ap 24 Using the Viewfinde r 24 Adjust ing the OLED Screen 25 Grip Belt a[...]

9 Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 86 Recording Color B ars 86 Reco rding an Audio Reference Signal 86 Video S napsh ot 87 Pre-Recording 88 Onscre en Displays a nd Data C ode 89 Using the GP-E2 GPS Receiver 90 4 Custo mization 91 CUS TOM D ial and Butt on 91 Assignable Buttons 92 Changing the Assi gned Fu nc tion 92 Using an Assignable Button 93 S[...]

10 Sharing Recordings w ith CANON iMAGE GATEWAY 133 Sett ing the De sired Web Servic es in the Camcorder 133 Sha ring Yo ur Rec ording s Usin g Web Services 135 Sending Links to Record ings by E-mail 136 Wi-Fi Connection Using an Acces s Point 138 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 138 Searching for Access Points 139 Manual Setup 140 Viewing and Changing [...]

About this Manua l 11 Introduction Abou t this Manua l Thank you for purchasi ng the Canon VIX IA HF G30. Please read this m anual caref ully bef ore you use the camcor der and re tain it for fut ure r eferenc e. Should yo ur camcor der fail to operate cor rectly , refer to T roubleshooting ( A 157). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPORT ANT :[...]

About this Manual 12 Focus Adjustment Autofocus When autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in the center of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle, measured from the fr ont of the lens barrel) to G and 60 cm (2 ft.; throughout the zoom range, measured fr om the front of the[...]

Supplied Acces sories and CD-R OMs 13 Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The foll owing ac cessor ies are supp lied wit h the cam corder: CA-57 0 Compact P ower Adapt er (incl . power co rd an d ferr ite core ) BP-820 Batter y Pack WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl. CR2025 lithium button battery ) HTC-100/S High Speed HDMI Cable STV-250N Stereo Video [...]

Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 14 The foll ow ing CD-ROMs and softwar e are supp lied with the cam cord er: • Dat a Import Util ity CD-ROM -U s e Data I mport Utility to t ransfer yo ur scenes to a compute r . Refer to Savi ng Recor dings to a Computer ( A 10 8 ). The CD- ROM includ es the instruct ion manual of t he soft ware ( on PDF fi le). [...]

Names of Parts 15 Names of Parts 1 Lens barrier switch ( A 38) 2 Memory car d slot 2 ( A 35) 3 Memory car d slot 3 ( A 35) 4 u (rev iew recor ding) button ( A 44) / Assignable button 5 ( A 92) 5 Lens hood ( A 24) 6 Focus/Zoo m ring ( A 52, 57 ) 7 CUSTOM (customizable) dial ( A 91) 8 CUSTOM (customi zable) button ( A 91) 9 Double memor y card slo t [...]

Names of Parts 16 1 Built-in speaker ( A 96) 2M I C t e r m i n a l ( A 79) 3H D M I O U T t e r m i n a l ( A 102, 103) 4 REM OTE ter minal For connec ting commer cially available r emote controllers. 5 × (headphones) terminal ( A 85) 6U S B t e r m i n a l ( A 108) 7D C I N t e r m i n a l ( A 21) 8A V O U T t e r m i n a l ( A 102, 103) 9 Grip [...]

Names of Parts 17 1 Instant AF sensor ( A 54, 173) 2 Remote sensor ( A 27 ) 3 Illumination se n sor ( A 150) 4 AF/MF button ( A 52 )/ Assignable button 1 ( A 92) 5 PRE REC (pre -recording) button ( A 88)/ Assignable button 2 ( A 92) 6 OLED touch screen ( A 25, 29 ) 7 Focus/Zoo m ring swit ch ( A 57 ) 8 Viewfin der ( A 24) 9 Dioptric adjustment leve[...]

Names of Parts 18 1 Built-in stereo m icrophone ( A 78) 2 Accessory shoe Cold shoe for attaching accessories. 3M o d e s w i t c h ( A 29) 4 Zoom r ocker ( A 57) 5A C C E S S i n d i c a t o r ( A 38) 6 Mini advanced shoe ( A 76) 7P o w e r s w i t c h ( A 28) 8 POWER / CHG (ba t ter y char ging) indicator ( A 21) 12 3 4 5 6 8 7 T op v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 19 1 T ripod socke t ( A 27) 2B A T T E R Y R E L E A S E s w i t c h ( A 22) 3E y e c u p ( A 24) 12 3 B ottom v i ew C OP Y[...]

Names of Parts 20 WL-D89 W ir eless Controller 1 ST ART/STOP butto n ( A 38) 2 G (mode selection) button ( A 95) 3M E N U b u t t o n ( A 32, 14 4) 4 DISP . (onscr een display) button ( A 89) 5 SET bu tton 6 Ñ (stop) button ( A 95) 7 PHOTO button ( A 38 ) 8 Zoom butt ons ( A 57) 9 Navigation buttons ( Í / Î / Ï / Ð ) 10 Ò (play/pause) button [...]

Attaching the Ferrite Core 21 Prep arations Attach ing the Ferrite Core Attach the enclose d ferrite cor e before you co nnect the compact powe r ad apter to the camcor der . Attachin g the fer rite core to the compac t power adap ter cab le is neces sary to suppr ess RF interf erence. Attach the ferrite cor e to the cable about 6 cm (2.4 in.) from[...]

Charging the B attery Pack 22 5 Charging will start when the camcorder is tur ned of f. • If the camcor d er was on, the gr een POW ER/CHG indicator will go out whe n you turn off the camcorder . After a moment, the POWER/CHG ind icator will turn on in red (bat tery p ack ch arging ). Th e red POW ER/CH G ind icator w ill go out when the b attery[...]

Charging the Battery Pack 23 NOTES • W e recomm end chargin g the batter y pack in t emperatures between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F) . If either the a m bi ent temperatur e or the battery pac k ’ s temper ature i s outside the range of approx. 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F), charging will not star t. • The bat tery pa ck will b[...]

Pr epar ing th e Ca mcorde r 24 Preparing the Ca mcorder This sect ion covers the basic prep arations for the ca mcorder such as attach ing the lens hood, adju sting th e grip b elt and ad justin g the vie wfinder and OLE D screen. When at tachi ng the lens hood, grip belt and straps, be careful not to drop the camcorder by placing it on a t able o[...]

Preparing the Camcor der 25 • If you wear glasses , you may find the viewfi nder easier to use i f you fl ip back the outer edge of th e eye cup tow ard the ca mcorde r bo dy . NOTES • Mak e sure you keep the eye cup attached when us ing the ca mcorder . • For details ab out how to take car e of the viewfinder , re fer to Handli ng Precaution[...]

Pr epar ing th e Ca mcorde r 26 Grip Belt and Straps Fasten the grip belt. • Adju st the grip belt so that you can r each the zoom rocker with your index f inger , and the Y button with your thumb. Attachi ng an option al wrist strap Attach the wr ist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt, adjust the lengt h and fasten. • Y ou can us e b ot[...]

Preparing the Camcor der 27 T o u se the wireless controller Point the w ireless contr oller at the ca mcorder’ s remot e sensor w hen you pr ess the buttons. • Y ou can r otate the OLED panel 180 d egr e es t o use the wireless cont roller from th e front of the camco rder . NOTES • When the camcor der cannot be operat ed with the wireles s [...]

Basic Operat ion of the Ca mcorder 28 Basic Operation of the Camcor der T urning th e Camco rder O n and Of f Y ou can c hoose to t ur n t he camcor der on i n CAMERA ( ) m ode for mak ing r ecor d ing s or MEDI A ( ) mo de for playing back recor dings. Se lect the mod e using the p ower switc h. T o turn on the camcor der Set the power switch to C[...]

Basic O peration of the Camcorder 29 Setting the Shoot ing Mode In mode, you can change the shooting mode to match your shooting style. (Auto) m ode Set the m ode s witch to N . With this mode, the camcor der takes care of all the se ttings whi le you concent rate on r ecor ding ( A 39). This operating mode is suit able if you just prefer not to bo[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Ca mcorder 30 Drag Swipe your finger up and do wn or le ft and right acr oss the screen. Used t o scroll menus, to browse through index screen pages or to a djust slider contr ol s like the volume. On some scr eens, you can achieve the sam e effect by touching the tria ngle contr ol buttons. IMPORT ANT • The ca mcor der fe[...]

Basic O peration of the Camcorder 31 Using the Me nus Many of th e camcorder’ s function s can be adjusted f rom the FUNC. p a nel and the setup men u s. For details ab out the available menu options a nd settings, re fer to the appendix M enu Options Li sts ( A 143). FUNC. Panel In mode: Ther e are thr ee ways to access the FUNC. p a nel: by tou[...]

Basic Operat ion of the Ca mcorder 32 Setup Menus In this m anual, navigat i ng the setup menus is explain ed using the touch panel contr ols but they ca n also be navigated using the joystic k and other butt ons. The pr ocedur e below explains how to use both methods . If neces sary , re fer back to this sect ion for details on us ing the joysti c[...]

First Time Settings 33 Fir st Time Sett ings Setting the Date and Ti me Y ou will need to set t he date and time of the camcorder be for e you ca n start using it. The [Date/Time] screen will a ppear automatica lly when the ca m cor der’ s clock i s not set. 1 Use the power switch to turn on the camcorder . • Th e [Date/Time ] scr een will appe[...]

First Time S ettings 34 Changing the Lang ua ge The default la nguage of the camcor der is Englis h. Y ou can set it to one of 27 languages. 1 Open the [Language ] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > q > [Langu age ] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing the pr ocedure in mode. 2 T o uch the desir ed language and t hen touch [OK].[...]

Using a Memory Card 35 Using a Memory Card Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camco rder Y ou ca n use th e followi ng types of commerci ally avai lable Se cure Digita l (SD) cards w ith this cam corder . The movie r ecording function has been tes ted usi ng SD/SDHC/SDX C memory car d s ma d e by Panasonic, T oshiba and SanDi sk. For the la t[...]

Using a Memo ry Card 36 1 T urn off the camcorder . • Mak e sure the POWER/CHG in dicator is off. 2 Open the double memory card sl o t cover . 3 Insert the memory car d straight, with the label facing the fro n t of t h e camcorder , all the way into one of t he memory card slots until it clicks. • Y ou can also use two memory cards, one in eac[...]

Using a Memory Card 37 3 T ouch [Y es]. • I f you selec ted the [Complete I nitializa tion] option, you can to uch [Can cel] to c a ncel the initia lization while it is in progress. A ll recordings w ill be er ased and t he mem ory card ca n be used without any pr oblem. 4 T ouch [OK] an d then t ouch [ X ]. IMPORT ANT • Initi alizing a memory [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 38 Record ing Recor ding Movies and Photos Y ou can se lect t he memor y car d that will be used to re cord movies and p hotos ( A 37). For details on reco rdi ng aud io , refer to Recording Audio ( A 78). POINTS TO CHECK • Be fo re y ou b eg in re cord in g, make a test r ecordin g first to che ck that th e camcord e[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 39 Recording in AUTO Mode When you use mode t o shoot vide o and ta ke photos, t he camcor der will automatical ly adjust various settings for y o u. 1 Set the mode switch to N . 2 Set the power s witch to CAMERA. T o record video Press Y to b eg in re cord in g. • Du rin g rec ordin g, Ü w ill appe ar on t he scre e[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 40 Smart AUTO In mode, the cam cord er will automa tically detec t certain char acteri stics of the subjec t, backgr ound, light ing conditions , etc. It w ill then ad just var ious setti ngs (focus, exp osur e, color , image s tabili zati on, image quality , among others) , selecting the be st se ttings for the scene y[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 41 IMPORT ANT • Observ e the followin g precaution s while th e ACCESS in dicato r is on or flashin g. Failing to do so may result in perm anent data loss or damage to th e memory card. - Do not open the double m emory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power s our ce or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change[...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 42 • Photos are r ecord ed as JPG fi les. Dur ing and mo des, the camco rder can take photo s during record pause mode or capture photos fr om a movie durin g playback ( A 97). Th e photo size and numbe r of photo s that ca n be save d on a 1 GB memory car d are summ arized in the fol lowing table. However , the a ctu[...]

Recording Movie s and Photos 43 Recording in n (Manual) Mode When th e mode switch is set t o n (Manual ), you can enjoy ful l access to the menus and manual ly adjust the exposu re, focus, whit e bal ance and many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to your pre ference. Even in mode, th ough, the c amcord er can help you with the se ttings, for [...]

Recording Movi es and Photos 44 • About th e power sav ing mode: If q > [Auto Power Off] is set to [ i On], the camcorde r will shut of f automaticall y to save power when it is powered by a battery pack an d is left without a ny operat ion for 5 minutes. Use the pow er swi tch to tu rn on the ca mcord er . • When r ecordi ng in bright plac [...]

Selecting the Recording Mode (Vid eo Quality) 45 Selecting the R ecor di ng Mode (Video Quality) The camcorder of fers various recordi ng modes, depending on whether the movie format is A VCHD or MP4. When yo u recor d an MP4 movie with a recor ding mode of 3 Mbps, you ca n upload it to an F TP server and begin editi ng right away . In additi on, f[...]

Selecting the Recordi ng Mo de (Vide o Quality) 46 Recording modes by movie form at Movie f ormat Recordin g mode Reso lution Audio format AVC HD 28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) 1920x1080 Lin ear PC M 28 Mbps (59.94P) Dolby Di gital 24 Mbps LPCM Lin ear PC M 24 Mbps Dolby Di gital 17 Mbps 5 Mbps 1440x1080 MP4 35 Mbps (59.94P) 1920x1080 AAC 24 Mbps 17 Mbps 4 [...]

Dual Recor ding and Re lay Re cordin g 47 Dual Recording and Relay Recording When you r ecord, you can use du al recor ding to rec ord s imu ltaneo usly on both memor y cards so tha t you can use one of the mov ies as a ba ckup. Alternati vely , you c an use rel ay reco rdi ng so that i f the me mory car d being r ecorde d on becomes full, the r e [...]

Selecting the Frame Rate 48 Selectin g the Frame Rate Y ou can ch ange t he fram e rate ( the nu mber of frames recorded p er sec ond) to chang e the lo ok of y our movies. When the r e cor d ing mode is se t to 28 M bps LPCM (59.94P) or 28 Mbps (59.94P) for A VCHD movies or 35 Mbps (59.94P) for MP4 movies, th e frame rat e will automatically be se[...]

Slo w & Fast Mot ion Recordi ng 49 Slow & Fast Motion Reco r ding When y ou record MP4 movi es, the ca mcorder can rec or d wit h a frame rate ( shootin g frame rat e) that is dif fer ent fr om the play b ack frame rate. When you re cord with a shooting fra me rate that i s faster th an the play b ack fram e rate (overc ranking), you cr eat[...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 50 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, you can use a v ariety of pr ofessiona l cinema-look filters to create unique movies with a distinc tive appeara nce. Y ou can al so use cinema-lo ok filters when you conve rt movies to MP4 ( A 114). 1 Set the mode s witch to E . 2 T o uch [FIL T ER 1] to open the [...]

CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 51 Options (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 9 cinema-look filters. Select th e desired filter whil e preview ing the effec t on the screen. NOTES • During mo de, the follow ing f unctio ns are no t ava ilable. - T aking photos - Du al reco rdin g - Recording movies at 28 Mbps or 35 Mbps. [1. Cinema S[...]

Focus A djustment 52 Focus Adj u s t me nt Y ou can adjust the foc us manually and use the peaking function to assist you or you can let the camcor der focu s for you by usin g au tofocus. With aut ofocus, you can set th e autofocus s peed. The camcorder al so featu res face dete ction & t racking. POINTS TO CHECK • Adjust the zoom befo re yo[...]

Focus Adjustment 53 Focus Preset When f ocusing manual ly , you can s et a pre set position for the focu s in advanc e so that you can later retur n to tha t preset focu s posit ion ins tantly . 1 Ope n the fo cus /zoom con trols. [FUNC. ] > [ < Focus] 2T o u c h [ D ]. 3 Use T o uch AF or turn the focus/zoom ring to obtain the desire d focus[...]

Focus A djustment 54 Autofo cus When aut ofocus is a ctivated, th e camcorde r continuousl y adju s ts the focus o n the s ubject in the center of the scr een. The f ocusing r ange is 1 cm (0.39 i n.; at f ull wide-an gle, meas ure d from the front of the l ens bar rel) to G and 60 cm (2 ft.; thr oughout the zoo m range, measu red f rom the fr ont [...]

Focus Adjustment 55 • Auto focus may no t wo rk we ll on t he follo wing subjec ts or in the follow ing c ases. In such cas e, focu s manually . - Refl ective sur faces - Sub jects w ith lo w co ntrast or with out v ertica l line s - Fast moving subjects - Through dirty or wet windows - Nig ht scenes Face De tection & T rackin g The c amcorde[...]

Focus A djustment 56 Limiting Autofoc us to Face s While usi ng auto focus, you can li mit the autofocus func tion only to cases when a sub ject’ s face is detecte d and use ma nual focus for al l other scenes . The camcor d er will al s o adj ust the brightne ss when focus ing automati cally on the subje ct’ s face. Set an a ssign able butto n[...]

Zooming 57 Zooming T o zoom in and out, you can use the focus/z oom ring, the zoom rocker on the camcorder , the zoom buttons on the wireless contr oller or the zoom c ontr ols on the touch screen. In addition t o the 20x optical zoom, i n mode, you can turn on the digital zoom* (400x) with the p > [Digital Zoom] setting. This c amcorder also f [...]

Zooming 58 1 Open the [Zoom Speed Level] scr een. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [Zoom Speed Level] 2T o u c h [ Z Fast], [ [ Normal] or [ ] Sl ow] an d then touc h [ K ]. • When [Zoom Speed Level] is set to [ Z Fast], the sound made by the camcorder's interna l machine ry will incr ease and may be r ecor ded in the scene. 3 T ouc h [Zoom R[...]

Zooming 59 1 Open the [Zoo m Speed Level ] screen. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > p > [Zoom Speed Level] 2T o u c h [ Z Fa st], [ [ Normal] or [ ] Slow] and then touch [ K ]. • When [ Zoom Speed Lev el] is set to [ Z Fast ], the sound made by the camcor der's in ter nal machi nery will incr ease and m ay be re cord ed in the scene. 3 T ouc h [[...]

Zooming 60 Soft Zoom Contr o l Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop th e zoom gradually . 1 Open the [Soft Zoom Co ntro l] s creen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [Soft Zoom Control] 2 T o uch the desir ed option and then touch [ X ]. Options (  Default value) Digital T ele-C onverter Using the digital tele-converter , you can digi[...]

Advanced Image Stabilization 61 Advanced Imag e Stabilization The im age stab ilizer r educes camc order blur ( blur due to t he camcord er moving) so y ou can get ni ce, stable shot s . Sel ect the image sta b il ization mode acco rdin g to the shoot ing conditions. 1 Open the [Image Stabilizer] s creen. [FUNC. ] > [Image S tabiliz er] 2 T ouch[...]

Automatic Gain Con trol (AGC) Limit 62 Autom atic Gain Co ntr ol (AGC) Limit When recor d ing in dark surr oundings, the camcorder will automatically incr ease the gain to t ry to get a brighter pictur e. However , using higher gain value s may r esult in mor e notic eable video noise. Y ou can select t he AGC limit t o curb the amount of noise b y[...]

Automatic Exposure Rec ording Programs 63 Automatic Exposur e Recording Pr ograms With the automati c exposur e (AE) re cordi ng progra ms, the camcor der will adjust the shutter speed and/or aperture va lue to obta in the optimal exposure. When using the AE recording pr ograms, you can change functions l ike the white b alance and image ef fects. [...]

Auto matic Exposure Recording Pro grams 64 NOTES •[ ‚ Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On scre en only th e denominator is di splayed – [ ‚ 250] indic a te s a shutter speed of 1/250 second, etc. - When r ecording in d ark surroundings, you can obtain a br ighter pictur e by using slow shutter speeds; however , image quality may not b e as good a nd au[...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 65 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit subjects may appe ar too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glari ng (overe xposed ). In such ca s es, ad justing the expo sure will co rrect this . This c amcorde r featur es a dedi cated r ecording progr am, [ n Man ual Ex posure], fo r ad[...]

Exposur e Adjustment 66 1 Fr o m th e exposur e adjustment scr een, touch [ w ] to select the zebra level. 2 T ouch [70%] or [100%] and then to uch [ K ]. 3T o u c h [ z ] or [ { ] and then touch [ X ]. • The z ebra pa tter n will ap pear on t he overex posed area s of the pic ture. • T ouch again to turn off the zebra pattern. NOTES • Using [...]

Exposure Adjustm ent 67 T o adjust the T ouch AE functi on for highlight s (Highlight AE) Certai n subjects, like clou ds or white objects , are easil y ov ere xposed and can end up appear ing as bright areas wh ere all de tail is lost. U sing the [Hig hlights ] setti ng, yo u can t ouch the br ightest area insid e the y f rame and the camc order w[...]

White Balance 68 White Balance The white bala nce function helps you to accurat ely r eproduce colors under differ ent lighting con ditions. POINTS TO CHECK • Selec t a rec o r ding pr ogram other t han the Speci al Scene r ecor ding pro grams. 1 Open the w hite balance screen. [FUNC.] > [ Ä White Balan ce] 2 T o uch the desir ed option and t[...]

White Balance 69 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t p > [Digital Zoom] to [ j Of f]. - Reset the w hite balance when you chang e location s or the lighting o r other conditions change. - Depen d ing on the light s ource, Å ma y keep f lashing. Th e r esult will stil l be better than with [ Ã Automatic]. • Using a custom[...]

Special Scene Recordi ng Pr ograms 70 Special Scen e Reco rding Pr ograms Recor ding in a very br ight ski re sort or ca p t uring the ful l colors of a suns et or a fir eworks di splay becomes as easy as selecting a Spec ial Scene re cordin g prog ram. 1 Open the recording programs screen. [FUNC.] > [R ec. Pr ograms] > [ ú Portrait ] 2 T o [...]

Special Scen e Recording P rogra ms 71 NOTES •[ ú Portrait]/[ û Sports]/[ ý Snow]/[ þ Beach]: The pictur e may not appear sm ooth during playback. •[ ú Portrait]: The blur ef f ect of the background i ncr e ases the more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý Snow]/ [ þ Bea ch]: The subj ect may becom e overex posed on clo udy days or in shaded plac [...]

Image Effects 72 Ima ge Effects Y ou can a djust th e color depth, b rightness, contrast, and sha rpness of the ima ge. POINTS TO CHECK • Selec t a rec o r ding pr ogram other t han the Speci al Scene r ecor ding pro grams. 1 Open the image effects scr een. [FUNC.] > [Image Effects] 2 T ouch [ON] and then touch [Color Depth], [Sharpness], [Con[...]

Setting the Time Code 73 Setting the T ime Code The ca mcorder ca n generate a ti me code signa l and embed i t in your r ecordings . In additi on, the time code will appe ar in the recor dings output fr om the HDMI termin al. Y ou can select w hether the time cod e is outp ut from th e HDMI termi nal ( A 151). Y ou can also select between a drop f[...]

Setting the Tim e Code 74 Selectin g Drop Frame or Non-Drop Frame Y ou can se lect b etween a d rop frame ( DF) or non-drop frame (NDF) time code , dependi ng on how you plan to use your recordi ng. Wh en the f rame r ate is set to 23.98P , the time code wi ll be set to non-dr op frame. 1 Open the [DF/NDF] scr een. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > > [DF[...]

Setting the Us er Bit 75 Setting the Use r Bit The use r bit disp lay can be se lected fr om the da te or the ti me of re cording , or a n identifi cation cod e consis ting of 8 char acters in the hexadec imal system . There ar e sixteen possi ble characte rs: the numbers 0 to 9 and the lette rs A to F . When you rec ord a sce ne, the user bit will[...]

Using the Mini Ad v anced Shoe 76 Usin g the Mini Advanced Shoe Using t he mini a d vanc ed shoe, yo u can a ttach to th e camco r d er a ra nge of optional acc essories t o expand its functio nality . For details abo ut option al ac cessories av ailable fo r use with yo ur camcorder , ref er to Opti onal Accessori es ( A 175). For de tails about h[...]

Using an External Video Light 77 Using an Exter nal Vide o Ligh t Y ou can use t he optional VL-5 Video Li ght or VFL-2 Vid eo Flash Li ght when you need to re cord movies in d ark lo catio ns. Attach the option al video light to the mini adva nced shoe . • Ref er to Using the Mini Advanc ed Shoe ( A 76). • º will app ear on the screen wh en y[...]

Record ing Audio 78 Recording Audio The camc order featur es many aud io-r elated functi ons you can use when r ecordin g. Y ou can recor d audio using the built-in stereo microphone, an optional external microphone (mini advanced shoe or MIC ter minal) or a commer cially avai lable micr ophone (MIC termin al). Us ing an e x terna l micro phone i s[...]

Record ing Audi o 79 NOTES • When using the optional SM-V 1 Surr o und Microphone: - Change th e microphone ’ s directi onality mode wi th the p > [Surround Mic Di rectio nality] setting. - Y ou can enjoy the ful l effect of re c ord ings made with 5.1c h surr ound sound on HDTVs compatible with 5.1ch surr ound sound conn ected to the camcor[...]

Record ing Audio 80 1 Open the audio scene selection screen. [FUNC.] > [ — Au d io Sc ene] 2 T ouch the des ir ed option and then touch [ X ]. • When you selec t [ „ Custom Setting ], custo m ize the audio s etting s to your pr eference wit h the re levant pr ocedur es (see the refer ence pages in the f ollowing t able). Options (  Defa[...]

Record ing Audi o 81 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjus t the audio recor ding level of the built -in microp hone or an exte rnal micr ophone conn ected to th e MIC term inal. Y ou ca n displa y the aud io level in dicato r while rec ording. POINTS TO CHECK •S e t [ — Audi o Scene] t o [ „ Custom Setting] ( A 79). 1 Open the manual audio re[...]

Record ing Audio 82 POINTS TO CHECK •S e t [ — Audio Scene ] to [ „ Custom Setting] ( A 79). 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Wind Screen] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [Buil t-in Mic Wind Screen ] 2 T o uch the desir ed option and then touch [ X ]. Options (  Default value) NOTES • Some low-fr e quency sounds wi l l b e suppr essed al[...]

Record ing Audi o 83 POINTS TO CHECK •S e t [ — Audi o Scene] t o [ „ Custom Setting] ( A 79). 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Freq. Re sponse] scr een . [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > p > [Built-in Mic Freq. Re sponse] 2 T ouch the desired option and then touch [ X ]. Options (  Default value) Micro phone Directionality (Built-in Mic rophone) Y ou[...]

Record ing Audio 84 Switching the Input (MIC T erminal) Y ou can sw itch the i nput of the MIC te rminal depend ing on wheth er you ar e using an e xternal micr ophone or an external audio sour ce, such as a digit al audio player . 1 Open the [MIC T erminal Input] screen. [FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [MIC T erminal Input] 2T o u c h [ Þ Externa[...]

Using Headphones 85 Using Headphon es Use headphones for playback or to check the audio level while recording. The following pr ocedure explai ns how to adjust the vol ume. 1 Open the [Headphone V olume] screen. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > q > [H eadphone Volume] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing th e procedure in mode. 2T o [...]

Color Bars/A udio Reference Signal 86 Color Ba rs/Audio Reference Signal Y ou can have t he camc order outp ut and record colo r bars and a 1 kHz audi o reference sig nal and output them fr om the HDMI OUT terminal, A V O UT terminal, and × (headphon e) terminal (audio ref eren ce s ign al only ). Recor ding C olor Bars Y ou can choose b etween SM[...]

Video S napshot 87 Video Sn apshot Recor d a series of short s cenes. T o recor d a vid e o snapshot sc ene, se t an assignable button to [ ¦ Vide o Snapsh ot] in advance. 1 Set an assignable button to [ ¦ V ide o Snapsh ot] ( A 92 ). 2 Press t he assignable button t o activate video snapshot mode. • D (the d efa ult length of a video s napsho [...]

Pre-Recording 88 Pr e-Recording The camcorder will start recor d ing 3 seconds before you pr ess Y , ensuring you do not miss import ant shoo tin g opportuniti es. This is especiall y useful wh en it is d if ficult t o predict when to s tart reco rdi ng. By default, the pre-rec ording function is assigned to assignable button 2. 1P r e s s . • z [...]

Onscreen Di splays and Data Code 89 Onscreen Displays an d Data Code Y ou can turn m ost onscr ee n displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess D to turn the onscreen dis plays o n/off in th e foll ow ing sequence: mode: • All disp lays on • Onscr een mark ers 1 • Disp lays o ff mode 2 : • Only data code on • All disp lays on 1 The onscreen mar[...]

Using the GP -E2 GPS Receiver 90 Using the GP-E2 GPS Re ceiver When you attach the optiona l G P- E2 GPS Receiver to the cam corde r , you can ac quir e GPS information and add it to your movies and phot os. For details about how to attach and use the rec e iv er , refer also to the rece iver's i nstruction m anual. When conne cting the GP-E2 [...]

CUST OM D ial and Button 91 Custom ization CUSTOM Dial and Butt on Y ou can assi gn to C and the C U STOM dial one of several frequently used functions. Y ou can then adj ust the selected function using C and the CU STO M dial , without having to access the menu. 1 Open the [CUSTOM Dial & Button] scr een. [FUNC. ] > [MENU] > q > [CUSTO[...]

Assigna ble Buttons 92 Assignable B uttons The camc order conve niently feat ures 5 butto ns to which you can assign various functions. By assigni ng often used f unctions , you can quickly a ccess them wit h a single p r ess of a but ton. Changing the Assign e d Functio n 1 Open the selection s cr een for the desired assignable button. [FUNC.] >[...]

Assignable Buttons 93 * Even if th is function is assig ned to an ass ignable butt on in or mode, the butto n w ill be disab led if you set the cam corder t o m ode. Using an Assigna ble Button After you assign a function to one of the button s, p r ess the button to activate the fun c tion. [ Audio Scene] Functions the same as selecti ng [ — Aud[...]

Saving and Load ing Menu Settings 94 Savi ng and Loading Menu Settin gs After you adju st the ci nema-look filters and other s e tt ings i n the FUNC. p anel a nd setup men us, you can save thos e setti ngs on a memory car d. Y ou can load tho se setting s at a later date or o n another HF G30 camcor der so that you can use that cam corder in the s[...]

Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 95 Playb ack Playing Back Video This secti on explains how to play back scen es. For details on play ing back sce nes using an external monitor , refer to Connecting to an External Moni tor ( A 102). 1 Set the power s witch to MEDIA. • Th e A VCHD movie i ndex s cr een will a ppear . 2 If necessary , ch ange the index screen[...]

Playing Back Video 96 Durin g playback: Adjusting the volume 1 During playback, touch t he scr een to display t he playback controls. 2T o u c h [ Ó /] . 3T o u c h [ Ø / Ô ] or [ Ù / Õ ] to adjust the volume and then touch [ K ]. During p layback pau se: About folder names MP4 mo vies and pho tos ar e saved a s fi les i n folders. The fol der[...]

Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 97 Displaying scen e information 1 In either the A VCHD or MP4 movie index screen, touch [ I ]. 2 T ouch the desired scene. • The s cene infor mation screen appe ars. • I f the o ptiona l GP-E2 Re ceiver was att ached to th e camcord er during r ecor ding, GPS inf ormation will also appear . •T o u c h Ï / Ð to select [...]

Deleting Scenes 98 Dele ting Sc enes Y ou can d elete those scenes that you ar e not inter ested in keeping. D eleting scen es allows you also to fr ee up spa ce on the memory ca rd. Deleting a Single Scene 1 Play back the scene you wis h to delet e ( A 95). 2 T o uch the scr een to display the playback contro ls . 3 Open the [Delete] screen. [ Ý [...]

Deleting Scen es 99 Options IMPORT ANT • Be careful when dele ting r ecordi ngs. Once delet ed, scenes c annot be r ecover ed. • Sav e copies of import ant scene s befo re del eting them ( A 108). • Observ e the follo wing precaution s while th e ACCESS in dicato r is on or flashin g (while sce nes are being dele ted). - Do not open the doubl[...]

Dividing Scenes 100 Dividing Scenes Y ou can di vide A VCHD scenes in ord er to leave out t he best parts and later cut out the r est. 1 Play back the desir ed scene ( A 95). 2 Pause the playback at the point wher e you want to divide the scene. 3 Open the screen for dividing scenes. [FUNC.] > [Divide] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecis e point, i f[...]

Trimmin g Scen es 101 T rimming Scenes Y ou ca n trim MP4 sce nes by remov ing eve rythin g up to a ce rtain p oint or ev erythi ng aft er a certai n point. 1 Play back the desired scene ( A 95). 2 Pause the playback. 3 Open the screen for tri mming scenes. [Edit] > [T ri m] 4 Bring the scene to a pr ecise point, if necessary . • Th e point at[...]

Connecting to an External Monitor 102 External Connectio ns Connect ing to an Exte rnal Monito r When you connect the camcor der to an external monito r for r ecording o r playback , use the te rminal on the camcorde r that matches the o ne you wish to use on the monito r . Th en, select the video signa l output con f ig uration . The camcor d er w[...]

Connecting to an External Monitor 103 Using the HDMI OUT T ermina l The HDMI TM OUT terminal also of fers a digital connection and ou tputs both a video and audio signal. If yo u selected [ k Automatic], th e output sign al will automatica lly switch t o HD or SD dep ending on the capabil ity of the external moni tor . In mode, when the r ecor ding[...]

Audi o O utpu t 104 Audio Outpu t The camcorder can output audio from the HDMI OUT te rm inal, A V OUT terminal or × (headph one) terminal. Synchr onizing the Video with the Audi o b eing Monitor ed When audio is output from t h e A V OUT terminal or × (headp hone) te rminal, you ca n choose to synchroni ze the audio signal with the video signal [...]

Viewing Photos 105 Phot os Viewing P hotos 1 Set the power s witch to MEDIA. • Th e A VCHD movie i ndex s cr een will a ppear . 2 Open the phot o index screen. [ 6 · ] > T ab of the desi r ed me mory card ( 6 or 7 ) > [ } Photos] 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. 4 T ou ch the photo you wish to view . • The pho to is displa yed[...]

Viewing Photos 106 1 T o uch the scr een to display the playback contro ls . 2T o u c h [ h ]. 3 Drag your finger l eft and rig h t along t h e scr oll bar and then touch [ K ]. IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precaut i ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so may resul t in permanent data l oss. - Do not open the dou[...]

Deleting Photos 107 Deleting P hotos Y ou can delete th ose photos that you are not inte rested in ke eping. Deleting a Single P hoto 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T ouch the screen to display the play back controls. 3 Open the [Delete] scr een. [FUNC. ] > [ Delet e] 4 T ouch [ Proceed] and then touch [Y es ]. ?[...]

Saving R ecordings to a Computer 108 Saving/Sharing Recordings Savi ng Recordings to a Computer Using th e supplied software Data Imp ort Utility to save your A VCHD movies, you have the a d diti onal advan tage o f automat ically joining sce nes tha t were saved as multiple files so you ca n work w ith them as single scenes with the editing softwa[...]

Saving Reco rdings to a Computer 109 Installing the Software See Ins tallat ion and System req uire ments in the Data Import Utility Software Guide (PD F file) for step- by-ste p instal lation ins tructio ns and full sy stem requirem ents. Belo w are the mai n system re quirements . 1 32-bit ve rsion onl y . 2 32-bit an d 64-bit versions. IMPORT AN[...]

Saving R ecordings to a Computer 110 Installing th e So ftware Instal l the softwar e befor e you conne ct the camcor der to the compu ter for the fir st ti me. Make sure to instal l the softwar e even if you have a dif fere nt version of ImageBrowser EX on y our computer . The auto-update function of the s oftwa re may make avai lable to you f eat[...]

Saving Reco rdings to a Computer 111 Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer 1 Power the camcor der using the compact power adapter . 2 Open the MP4 movie index screen ( A 95) or photo index s creen ( A 10 5). 3 Connect the camcorder to the co mputer using the supplied USB cable. • Camc order: When the co nnectio n is successfully establishe d, [U[...]

Copying Recordings B etween Memory Cards 112 Copying Recordings Be tween Memory Cards Y ou can copy r ecordings from one memory card to the other . Copying Sc enes from the M ovie Index Screen 1 Open the desired movie i ndex screen ( A 95). • T o copy all the sc enes r ecorded on a specific d ate , drag your finger le ft/right until a scene you w[...]

Copying Recordings Between Me mo ry Cards 113 Cop yin g Phot os fr om the Index Scr e en 1 Open the desir ed photo index scr een ( A 105). 2 Open the screen to copy ph otos. [FUNC. ] > [Copy ( 6'7 )] or [Copy ( 7'6 )] 3 T ouch the desired option and then touch [Y es ]. • Whe n you select [S elect] , perfor m the follow ing procedu re[...]

Converting Movies to MP4 Format 114 Conver ting Movi es to MP4 Fo rmat Y ou can conver t A VCHD movies into MP4 movies o r even conv ert MP4 movie s into smaller MP4 movies. This is convenient, fo r exampl e, when you want to upload the MP4 movie s to the Web. When you convert movi es on one memory card , they will be saved to t he other memo ry ca[...]

Copy ing R eco rdings to a n Ex ternal Vid eo Re cord er 115 Copying Recordings to an Exte rnal V ideo Recorder In High Definition Connect the cam corder to Bl u-ray Disc r ecor ders and other A VCHD-compat ible digital video recorders using the s upplied USB c able t o mak e perf ect cop ies o f your movi es in hi gh defi nition . If t he exter na[...]

Copying Re cordings to an External Vide o Recorder 116 Recording 1 Camcorder: Power t he camcor der using the compact power adapter . 2 External recor der: Load a blank cassette or disc and set th e r ecorder to r eco r d paus e mod e. 3 Camcorder: Open the des ired movie index s creen ( A 95). • V eri fy th at q > [Output T erminal] is set to[...]

Introduction to Wi-Fi 117 Wi-Fi Functions Introduction to Wi-Fi When you use the camco r d er’ s Wi-Fi f unction to connect to a smart p ho ne or tablet , you can wire lessly save, play bac k and uplo ad your re cordings. Y ou can eve n use a smartp hone or tablet (iOS or Andr oid device 1 ) as a rem ote control an d recor d usi ng the device’ [...]

Introdu ction to Wi-Fi 118 IMPORT ANT • Using an unpro tected W i-Fi n e twor k can expos e your f iles and d ata to monitoring by unaut horized third part ies. Be aw are of the risks in volved . • Using the Wi-Fi functi ons outdoors while th e camc order is operating in the 5 GHz band may be prohibited depending on the laws of the country/regi[...]

Introduction to Wi-Fi 119 Before usin g Wi-Fi fun ctions Based o n the fun ction, the cam corder will wirelessl y conne ct to a W i-Fi- enable d devi ce, such as a smart p ho ne, or dire ctly to a Wi-Fi networ k via an ac cess point (wi reless r outer)*. Af ter selecting the funct ion you want to u se, follow the on screen direct ions to co nnect t[...]

Remote Op eration V ia the W i-Fi Remote Appl ication 120 Remote Operation V ia the Wi-Fi Remote Application Y ou can op erate the camcorde r re motely via W i-Fi R emote, a W eb browse r applicati on that can be accessed using the W eb browser* of devices compatible with Wi-Fi networks**. The Wi-Fi Remote applic ation lets you moni tor the image t[...]

Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application 121 Operatin g the Camcorder Rem otely 1 Camcorder: Open the [Wi-Fi Remote] screen. [FUNC. ] > [ „ Wi -F i R emo te ] 2 Camco rder: T ouch [ON]. • The camcorder’ s SSID (netw ork name) and the URL to be entered in the Web browser will appea r . • The c a mcor der will be r eady to connec [...]

Remote Op eration V ia the W i-Fi Remote Appl ication 122 Advanced co ntrols 1 Scr e en se lectio n tab: Switch between ad vanced cont rols and bas ic contr ols. 2 Recording program ( A 63, 70) 3 Time code ( A 73) 4 Wi-Fi Remote c onnection statu s 5 Operation ( A 15 6) 6 D (key lock) : Press to lock al l the co ntrols on the app lication's sc[...]

Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application 123 8 Mem ory ca rd statu s/Remai ning recording time: T he cur rently sel ected mem ory card slot w ill be indi cated wi th a Î mark ab ove it. 9 SLOT SELECT (memor y car d slot sele ction) butto n A q Exposure mode button ( A 66) A a MF (manual focus) button ( A 52) A s Exposur e compensati on va[...]

Remote Op eration V ia the W i-Fi Remote Appl ication 124 Selecting the recording program 1 Press the r ecording program button. • The re cording p rograms wil l appear . 2 Select the desir ed recording program. Adjusting the exposure compensation value 1T o u c h [ y ]. 2 Press the expo sur e c ompensation value bu tton. • The exposure compens[...]

Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application 125 Adjust ing the gain 1 Press t he gain button. • The available gain values will a ppear . 2 Select the desir ed gain value. • The se lecte d value will be d isplay ed on t he W i-Fi Re mote s creen and will be ap plied to the camco rder . Adjusting the sh utter speed 1 Press the sh utter spe [...]

Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a Web Browser on Your iOS or Andr oid Device 126 Remote Browse: Viewing Re cordings Using a W eb Br owse r on Y our iOS or Android Device With the Re mote Brow se function, you ca n use t he Web br owser on your iOS device, Android d evice, computer or similar de vice to sho w a lis t of re cording s in the c[...]

Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a Web Bro wser on Your iOS or Android Device 127 NOTES • The following t yp es of MP4 scenes wi l l be r ecognized as multiple files on other devices. - Sce nes exc eeding 4 GB - Sce nes recorded at 35 Mbps ex ceedin g 30 minut es - Scenes r e cor d ed with a r ecording mode other than 35 M bps exceeding 1 [...]

Uploading Recordings Using an iOS Dev ice 128 Uploading Reco r dings Using an iOS Device Using t he Movie Upl oader app* for i OS d evi ces, you can wir elessly con nect the ca mcorder t o the dev ice to up load yo ur mov ies to Y o uT ub e and yo ur mov ies and photos to Faceb ook eve n when y ou are away fr om your home networ k. Y ou can even sa[...]

Uploading Recordings Using an iO S Device 129 NOTES • Dep ending on factors su ch as the wirel ess networ k conditi ons, it can take som e time to upload video f iles. • The p roced ure above may differ d epending on the ver sion of iOS y o u a re using. • For details about the Movie Up loader app, visi t PIXELA ’ s Web site. http: //www.pi[...]

Playback on a Computer 130 Playback on a Co mputer Using the Media Server f unction, yo u can wirel essly vi ew yo ur movies a nd photos fro m your computer or simil ar device. Y ou will nee d an acce ss point connected to yo ur home netw ork and softw ar e instal led on your compu ter that can play back movies and photos on t he media s erver . We[...]

Transferring Files to a Computer or FTP Server 131 T ransferring Files to a Co mputer or F TP Server Y ou can wir elessly transf er fi les (recor dings) dir ectly to a compute r or an F TP server . Y ou will nee d a corr ectly configur ed F TP serv er . During the m a nual setup proc edure, you wi ll need to enter the F TP server's IP addr e s[...]

Tr ansf errin g File s to a Co mpu ter or FT P Serv er 132 IMPORT ANT • Obse rve the follow ing prec aution s when transfer ring file s. Fai l ing to do so may i nterrupt the transf er and in complete files may remain at the tr ansfer dest inat ion. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn of [...]

Sharing Recordings with CA NON iMAGE GATEWAY 133 Sharing Recordings with CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y After you register for CANON iMAGE G A TEWA Y*, you will be able to access various Web services**. Y ou wi ll be able to upload movies and p h otos to online al bums, sha re the albums on T witter , upload movies to Facebook and Y ouT ube, send l inks to [...]

Sharing Recordings with CANO N iMAGE GATEWAY 134 5 Computer: Enter your account information > click Login. • Aft er you log i n, the camera settin gs screen will appear . 6 Computer: Click Edit Web Services > Desired W eb service > Edit > Follo w the onscr een instructions and enter your account informati on for the selected W eb serv[...]

Sharing Recordings with CA NON iMAGE GATEWAY 135 Available Web services* * The available We b services ma y be update d. For de tails, r efer to the help module of CA NO N iMAGE GA TEWA Y . NOTES • If the date set in the camcorder is not corre ct, the camcor der cannot connect to CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y . Make sur e the da te is corr ect befor e tr[...]

Sharing Recordings with CANO N iMAGE GATEWAY 136 NOTES • Upload limits for movies: The maximum length of movie s you can upload is 10 minutes (15 min utes for Y ouT ube); the maxim um size is less tha n 2 GB. • For mo vies, you can upload one at a time; for pho tos, up to 10 at a time. • Depending on the a ccess point’ s settings and capabi[...]

Sharing Recordings with CA NON iMAGE GATEWAY 137 NOTES • E-m ail ad dresses must consist o f s ingle-b yte characte rs. Only e-m ail a d dr esses with 16 or les s chara cters befor e the @ ma rk can be set in the camcor der . C OP Y[...]

Wi-Fi Connection Using an Acces s Point 138 Wi-Fi Connec tion Us ing an Ac cess Point The ca mcorder c an connect t o a Wi-Fi netwo rk usi ng a wir eless r outer (acce ss poi nt) and even remem ber the s ettin gs for the fo ur m ost r ecently u sed access p oints. General requirements • Correctly c onfigured router t h at complies with the 802.11[...]

Wi-Fi Connection Using an Access Point 139 2 Within 2 minutes, touch [OK] on the camcorder’ s screen. • Th e cam corder w ill connect to t he access poi nt. • Y ou ca n touch [Sto p] and then [OK] to inte rrupt the Wi-F i Protecte d Setup while it is in progress. • Aft er t he connect ion i s establishe d, continu e us ing the f unction y o[...]

Wi-Fi Connection Using an Acces s Point 140 Manual Setup Per form this procedure to manua lly conf igure the wi reless co nnectio n setti ngs. Th is may be necessa ry , for exampl e, if your access poin t’ s network name (SSID) can not be detected due to the st ealth function being enabled. Manual set up is for a dvanced users of W i-Fi ne tw ork[...]

Viewing and Changing Wi-Fi Settings 141 Viewing an d Changing Wi-Fi Settin gs Whe n the camc order is co nnect ed to an ac cess po int or to a Wi-F i-ena bled de vice, y ou can vi ew the Wi-Fi connecti on settin gs and even change them, if nec essary . T o enter text for the various settings, use the virtual keyboard ( A 132). 1 Ope n the [Wi-Fi ] [...]

Vie wing and C hang ing Wi-F i Set tings 142 Glossary This is a glossary of some of the basic terms used frequentl y in this chapter . The doc umentat i on for your access p oint may al so con tain a glossary you can r efer to. Access Point A wireless access poin t (WAP) is a device that allows wi r eles s devices , like your cam corder , to connec[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 143 Additi onal Infor mation Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items n ot avai lable ap pear g rayed out. Fo r deta ils abou t how t o sele ct an ite m, refer t o Using the Menus ( A 31). For details about each function, see the refer ence p age. Menu options without a reference page are expl ained after the tables. Und[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 1 Opti on availa ble only for recordi ng movie s. 2 The setti ng is maintained w h en th e camcorder is swi tched from or mode to mode. (Excep t for [ „ Custom Sett ing] u n d er [ — Audio Scene].) FUNC. Panel - Mode (Movies) FUNC. Panel - Mode (Phot os) Setup Menus p Came ra Setu p [ „ Wi- Fi Remot e] [ON], [[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 * Option availa ble only when th e optio nal SM-V1 Sur round Micr ophone is at tached to th e camcor der after h a ving updated th e camcor der’ s firmwa re using the memory car d suppli ed with the SM-V1. [Digital Z oom]: Determine s the op eration of the digital zoom. The col or of the indica tor indicates the z[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 [ND Filter ]: Availa ble in any re c ordi ng program other than the Special Scene r ecording programs. When set to [ k Aut omatic], ND f ilter se ttings will be availa ble whe n the apertu re value i s F4.0 . [Conversion Lens]: When you a ttac h to the c amcord er the optiona l TL-H58 T ele-converter or WA-H58 Wide [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 [Data Code] : Disp lays the date and/or ti me when the scene or p hoto was r ecorded. [ ( Camer a Data ]: Displa ys the apertu re (f- stop) and shut ter speed used when r ecording the s c ene or photo. [TV T ype]: When you connect the camcorder to a TV using the supp lied STV - 250N Ster eo Video Cable, select the s[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 148 [File Number ing]: MP4 movi es and pho tos ar e saved as files in fold ers. Y ou can selec t the file numberi ng met hod for those fil es. File number s appear on scr eens in play back mode in a for m at s uch as "101-0107". The f irst three digits i ndicate the folder number and the last four di gits are [...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 149 q System Setup Menu item Setting options A y } [Language ] [ ], [Dansk], [ Deutsch], [ ], [English] , [Esp añol], [Français], [Ita liano], [Ma gyar], [M elayu], [Ned erlands], [No rsk], [Po lski], [P ortuguês], [ ], [Suomi], [ Sv enska ], [Türkçe], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] , [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] zzz 34 [Ti me Zone[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 150 * The defa ult setting s are as foll ows. [Assign But ton 1]: [ AF/MF], [As sign Bu tton 2]: [ z PRE REC ], [Assi gn Button 3]: [ j Off], [ Ass ign Button 4]: [ j Off], [Assign Button 5]: [ Rec R eview]. ** Op tion avai lable o nly when the opt ional GP -E2 GPS R eceive r is at tached t o the ca mcorder . [OLED Brig[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 151 [OLED Mirror Im age]: W hen set to [ i O n], this f unction re verses t he image on the screen horiz ontally when you rotate the OLED panel 180 degrees toward th e subject. In other wor ds, the screen will show a mirror image of th e subj ect. [OLED Color Balanc e]: A llows you to adjust the color bala nce of the OL[...]

Appendix: Menu Options Lists 152 [GPS Information Display] : Whe n the option al G P-E2 GPS R eceiver is att ached t o the camcor der , this func tion all ows you to view GP S inform ation. For more de tails, refer to Viewing GPS Inf orm ation in the receiv er's ins tructio n manual . [Demo Mode]: The dem onstration m ode di splays the camcor [...]

Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 153 Appendix: Onscr e en Icons and Displays Recording Movies 1 89 1 1 10 12 13 14 2 3 4 6 5 7 15 16 17 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 Co ntro l butt on [FU NC.] : Open the FUNC. panel ( A 31) 2S m a r t A U T O ( A 40) 3 Autof ocus mode ( A 54) 4 } Face detection ( A 55); ~ Autofocus onl y for faces ( A 56 ) 5[...]

Append ix: Onscree n Icons and Displays 154 1 Duri ng slow & fast m otion recording mode, the sho oting fr ame rat e and pl ayback frame r ate wi ll be displayed . 2 Whe n dual record ing is activate d, inf ormatio n for b oth mem ory ca r ds w ill be d isplaye d. Recording Movies mode mode 1 8 33 9 12 16 14 26 27 28 29 4 31 30 32 15 17 34 35 3[...]

Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 155 NOTES • Y ou can press D to tur n off most icons and displays. Playing M ovies (durin g playback) Viewing P h otos 9 47 49 14 8 48 50 47 Playback contro l buttons ( A 96) 48 Scene number 49 Dat a code ( A 89, 14 7) 50 V o lume controls ( A 96) 51 52 53 49 1 54 55 51 Control button [MENU]: Open the setu[...]

Append ix: Onscree n Icons and Displays 156 9 Operation Ü Recor d, Û Re cord pause, Ð Playb ack, Ý Pla yback pause, × F ast playback, Ø Fast reve rse pl ayback , Õ Slow playback, Ö Slow r everse p l ay back, Ó Fram e advan ce, Ô Fram e revers e. 14 Rem aining b attery time • The ic on shows a r ough estima te of th e remaining charge a [...]

Troubleshooting 157 T roubleshooting If you ha ve a pr oblem with your c a mcor der , refer to thi s secti on. Sometimes what you think is a malfunction of the camcor de r may have the si m plest of solutions - please r ea d the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and so lutions. Consult your dealer or a Canon S[...]

Troublesho oting 158 Recording Pressing Y will not start recording. - Y ou cannot r ecord while t he camco rder is writi ng previous r ecor dings onto a memory card (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait until the camcord er has finished . - T he memory card is ful l or it already cont ains 3,999 scenes (the maximum num ber of scenes[...]

Troubleshooting 159 Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index s cr een with a checkmark ! - Y ou cannot select more than 100 scenes/ph otos individually . S elect the [All Scenes] or [All Photos] op tion instead o f [Select]. Indicators a nd Onscreen Displays lights u p in red. - Battery pack is exhausted. Replac e or charg e the battery p [...]

Troublesho oting 160 No picture appears on the viewfinder . - Pull out the view finder to activate it. Audio cannot be recorded. - When using a micr ophone connected to the MIC terminal, ma ke sure the micr ophone is turned on. Also, mak e sure its battery is not exhausted. - The audio recor d ing level is not set corr ectly ( A 81). Sound is disto[...]

Troubleshooting 161 The compu ter does not recognize the camcorder even t hough the camcorder is connected correctly . - Disconnect the USB cab le and turn of f the camcor der . After a sho rt while, turn it on aga in and restor e the connection. - Co nnect the camcord er to a diff erent USB port on the co mputer . Cannot save MP4 movies or photos [...]

Troublesho oting 162 List of Mes sages Refe r to List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functi ons ( A 165) for a list of messages r elated to Wi-Fi functions and List of Messages f or Web Services ( A 167) for messages related to W eb services when using Wi-Fi functions. Accessing the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. - Y ou opened the double memory[...]

Troubleshooting 163 Cannot record - There is a pr ob lem with the memory card. If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center . Cannot record Check the memory card - T here is a prob le m wi th the me mor y ca rd. S av e yo ur re co rdin gs ( A 108) and initiali ze the memory card using the [Complete Initializ[...]

Troublesho oting 164 Mem. Card Unable to r ecog nize the data - The memory car d contains scenes r ecorded us ing a video config uration that is not supported (P AL or SECAM). Play ba ck the re cordings in th e memory card with the device original ly us ed to r ecord them. Memory card A/B wr iting error Attempt to r ecover the da ta? (Can take up t[...]

Troubleshooting 165 List of Messages for Wi-F i Functions Refer al so to the instru ction manual of your access p oint and other d evices y ou will use. Scene recorded using another device. Cannot copy th e scene. Scene recor d ed using another device. Cannot divide the scene. - S cenes that we re not r ecorded with this camc order canno t be copi [...]

Troublesho oting 166 Memory card cover is o pen - The double me mory card slot cover w as opened whil e the memory ca rd was being accessed. Stop the W i-Fi functio n in use and end the Wi-F i connection. Multiple acc ess points detected. T ry the o peration again. - There are multip le access points sending out a WPS signal at the same time. T ry [...]

Troubleshooting 167 List of Messa ges for Web Services Wi-Fi connection termina ted - Co r dless phones, mic rowave ovens, refrigerators and other appliances may interfere with the wire less signal. T ry us i ng the camcorde r in a locatio n farther away fr om such appliances. - T he cam corder may no t be able to c o nnect to the access po int if [...]

Troublesho oting 168 This image can not be sent - Y o u attempted to send a type of r eco r ding or a file with a size that is not supported by the selected Web service. Check the rec o r ding befor e sending. T ry again - An error occurr ed when connecting to the CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y serv er or the server is temporar ily down. End the Wi-Fi conne[...]

Handling Precautions 169 Handling Precautions Camcorder Be sure to observe the following precautions to ensure maximum pe rformance. • Save your recordings period ically . Make sur e to tra nsfer your r ecordi ngs to a n external device such as a compu ter or di gital vi deo recorder ( A 108) and save them on a r egular basis . This will pro tect[...]

Handling Precautions 170 • When mounti ng the camcor der on a tripod, make sure that the tripod’ s fastening screw is shorter than 6. 5 m m (0.26 in. ) . Using other tripods may dam age the camcorder . • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable p icture. Exce ssive camcorde r mov ement while shooti ng and exte nsive u se of fast zooms[...]

Handling Precautions 171 Regarding the use of non-Ca non battery packs • For your saf e ty , battery packs that ar e not genuine Canon batter y packs will not be charged even if you attach the m to this camcor d er or to the optional CG-800 Battery Ch arge r . • W e recommen d usi ng ge nuine Cano n batt ery packs bearing the Inte lligent Syste[...]

Handling Precautions 172 Lithium Butto n Battery • Do not pick up the batte ry using tweezers or othe r metal too ls, as this wi ll cause a s hort circu it. • Wipe the batter y with a cl ean dry cloth to ensur e proper cont act. • For Cal ifornia, US A only: The l ithium bat tery includ ed contains Per c hlo rate Material – speci al handli [...]

Maintenance/Others 173 Maintena nce/Others Clea ning Camc order Body • Use a s oft, dry clo th to clea n the ca mcorder bod y . Nev er use che mica lly treated cloths o r volatile solven ts such as p aint thin ner . Lens, Viewfinder and Instant AF Sensor • If the lens su rface or Ins tant AF sensor is dirty , autofoc us may not work p r operly [...]

Maintenance/Others 174 Using the Camco r der A br o ad Power Sources Y ou can us e the compa c t pow er adapter to opera te the camcor der and t o charge bat tery p acks in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Service Center for inform ation on plug adap ters for overs eas use. Playb ack on a TV S creen [...]

Optional Accessories 175 Optional Acce ssories The f ollow ing op tional acces sories ar e compatib le with this camcorder . Select accessor ies a re desc ribed in more de tail in the follo wing page s. (A v ailabilit y dif fers from area t o ar ea) VL-5 Vi deo Ligh t VF L-2 Video F lash Light SM- V1 Surr ound Mic rop hone WA-H5 8 Wi de Attachm ent[...]

Optional Accessorie s 176 NOTES • Acces sories that are com p at ible with t he Advanced Ac cessory Shoe c annot be att ached to th is camcorder . Look for the Min i ADV ANCED SHOE logo to ensure compatibility with the mini advance d shoe. C OP Y[...]

Optional Accessories 177 Call or vi s it you r local retai l er/de aler for genuine Canon v ideo accessories. Y o u can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon camcorder by call ing: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center . Battery Packs When yo u need extra batte ry packs, select one of the following models: BP-820 or BP-828. When [...]

Optional Accessorie s 178 Recording A VCHD movies Recording MP4 movies * Ap proximate ti mes fo r recording w ith repeat ed operat ions s uch as start/sto p, zoo ming, an d power on/off. TL-H58 T el e-converter This T ele-con verter le ns increa ses th e focal le ngth of the camcor der lens by a factor of 1.5. • The T ele-con verter can not be us[...]

Optional Accessories 179 WA -H 5 8 W id e At t a ch m e nt This W ide Att achmen t lens decreas es the foca l length b y a factor of 0.75, giving you a wide perspective for indoor shots or panorami c views. • The Wide Attachment cannot be used together with the suppl ied lens hood with lens barrier . Protect Filter 58 mm, ND4L Filter 58 mm, ND8L [...]

Optional Accessorie s 180 SC-2000 So ft Carryin g Case A handy camcorder bag with padded compartme nts and plenty of spac e for acce ssorie s. This mark identif i es genui ne Canon video accessories. When you use Canon video equipmen t, we recomme nd Canon-brand a ccessories o r products b earin g the same mark. C OP Y[...]

Specifications 181 Specifications VIXIA HF G30  — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recor ding System Movies: A VCHD 1 V ideo: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: Linear PCM, 16 bits, 48 kHz, 2ch 2 Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch 3 MP 4 Vid eo: MPE G-4 AVC/H .264 Audio: MPEG-2 AAC-LC (2ch) Photos : D CF (Desi gn rule for C amera F [...]

Specifications 182 • Image Sensor 1/2.84-inch CMOS, 3,090,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2, 910, 000 pixels  • OLED T ouch Screen: 3.5 in., wide, TF T color , equivalent to 1,230,000 dots  , 100% coverage, touch oper ation •V i e w f i n d e r : 0.24 in., wide, color , equival ent to 1,560,0 00 dots  , 100% coverage •M i c r o p [...]

Specifications 183 T erminals •H D M I O U T T e r m i n a l HDMI mini c onnector; output only •U S B T e r m i n a l : mini -B rece p tacl e, Hi-Speed U SB; ou tput only •A V O U T T e r m i n a l ∅ 3.5 mm 4-pole m inij ack; output only Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unba lanced A u d i o : – 1 0d B V ( 4 7k Ω load ) / 3 k Ω or less •M I C[...]

Specifications 184 BP-82 0 Battery Pa ck •B a t t e r y t y p e Rec harge able lith ium ion ba ttery , com patib le with In tellig ent Syst em • Ra ted v oltag e: 7.4 V DC • Operating temperatu r e  : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Batt ery capacity: 1780 mAh (typical); 13 Wh / 1700 mAh (minimum) •D i m e n s i o n s  : 30.7 x 39. [...]

185 A Abr oad, using t he camcor der . . . . . . . . . . . 174 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 62 Apert ure (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 , 65 Aspect ratio of a connecte d TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Assignable buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Audio [...]

186 Mod e swit ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Monitor delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Movie format (A VCHD/MP4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Movi e Upl oader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 N ND filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Nigh[...]

187 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited wa rranty set forth belo w is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA ”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equipment (the “Equipment”) purchased in the United States. This li mited warranty is only effective upon presentation of your [...]

188 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIM ITED WARRANTY The limited war ranty set forth below i s given by Canon Canada Inc. (“ Canon Canada”) with respe ct to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equip ment (the “Equipment”) pu rchased in Canada. T his limited warr anty is only e ffec tive upon presenta tion of a bill of sale or other proof [...]

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