Canon 4063B001 Instruction Manual Download

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PUB. DIE-0334-000

HD Camcorder

Instruction Manual

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Page 2: ... ACCESSORIES ONLY CAUTION DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG FROM THE SUPPLY SOCKET WHEN NOT IN USE The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device The Mains plug shall remain readily operable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident While using the compact power adapter do not wrap it or cover it with a piece of cloth and do not place it in confined narrow spaces Heat may build up the plastic case ma...

Page 3: ... Norway Iceland and Liechtenstein Trademark Acknowledgements The SD logo is a trademark The SDHC logo is a trademark Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries x v Colour and the x v Colour logo are trademar...

Page 4: ...s in video recordings of unparalleled high quality fine detail and lifelike vivid colors How does full high definition compare with standard definition TV broadcasts Approximately 5 times the number of pixels Almost 90 more scanning lines Full HD 1080 refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high definition video composed of 1 080 vertical pixels scanning lines Capture the finest detail like the ...

Page 5: ...is is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start recording Face Detection With face detection 66 have the camcorder automatically detect people s faces and use this information to adjust the focus and set the best exposure for beautiful videos and photos Video Snapshot Discover a fun new way to play back video Shoot or capture 59 short scenes about 4 seconds in length and arra...

Page 6: ...r to the instruction manual of your TV or digital video recorder You can play back AVCHD discs of your recordings created using the optional DW 100 DVD Burner 121 on the DVD Burner itself or on AVCHD compatible DVD players or Blu ray Disc players5 4 Depending on the device used correct playback may not be possible even if the device is AVCHD compatible In such case play back the recordings on the ...

Page 7: ...d Accessories 26 Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD Screen 28 Basic Operation of the Camcorder 28 Operating Modes 30 Joystick and Joystick Guide 30 Using the Menus 33 First Time Settings 33 Setting the Date and Time 34 Changing the Language 34 Changing the Time Zone 35 Using a Memory Card 35 Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder 36 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card 36...

Page 8: ... Recording Programs 56 Changing the Shutter Speed and Aperture 58 Cinema Mode Giving a Cinematic Look to your Recordings 58 Mini Video Light 59 Video Snapshot 62 Pre recording Function 63 Self Timer 64 Manual Exposure Adjustment and Automatic Backlight Correction 65 Manual Focus Adjustment 66 Face Detection 67 White Balance 69 Image Effects 70 Digital Effects 71 On Screen Displays and Data Code 72...

Page 9: ...wing Photos 91 Deleting Photos 93 Magnifying Photos during Playback 94 Additional Functions 94 Flash 96 Drive Mode Continuous Shooting and Exposure Bracketing 97 Taking Photos while Recording Movies Simultaneous Recording 98 Light Metering Mode 98 Slideshow 99 Rotating Photos 100 Histogram Display 100 Capturing Photos from a Movie 101 Protecting Photos 102 Copying Photos 105 Printing Photos 105 Pr...

Page 10: ...ing your Recordings to an External Video Recorder 126 Transferring Photos to a Computer Direct Transfer 130 Transfer Orders Additional Information 132 Appendix Menu Options Lists 132 FUNC Menu 135 Setup Menus 148 Trouble 148 Troubleshooting 153 List of Messages 164 Do s and Don ts 164 Handling Precautions 169 Maintenance Others 170 Using the Camcorder Abroad 171 General Information 171 Accessories...

Page 11: ...hin this manual The following terms are used in this manual When not specified as memory card or built in memory the term memory by itself refers to both Scene refers to one movie unit from the point you press the button to start recording until you press again to pause the recording The photos included in this manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera To complete some operations you...

Page 12: ...ording photos Setting the camcorder to standby mode Changing the camcorder s operating mode Operating modes FUNC FUNC START STOP PHOTO START STOP PHOTO Brackets are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen indicates that a function is available in the operating mode indicated and indicates that the function is not available For a detailed explanation refer to Operating Modes 2...

Page 13: ...pplied with the camcorder XCA 570 Compact Power Adapter incl power cord BP 807 Battery PackW XWL D88 Wireless Controller incl CR2025 lithium button battery STV 250N Stereo Video CableW Yellow Red White plugs incl ferrite core XCTC 100 S Component Cable Red Green Blue plugs IFC 400PCU USB CableW XQuick Guide COPY ...

Page 14: ...g back movies DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk CD ROM Software for saving man aging and printing photos Instruction Manual Music Data CD ROM Contains the full ver sion instruction manual of the camcorder this PDF file and music files that can be used as background music during playback The music files on this CD ROM are for exclusive use with the supplied PIXELA applications Music Transfer Utility and ...

Page 15: ...button 21 CUSTOM dial 77 CUSTOM button 77 Memory card slot cover Memory card slot 36 BATTERY RELEASE switch 23 ACCESS indicator 39 87 Strap mount 25 Grip belt 25 COMPONENT OUT terminal 114 116 USB terminal 114 118 HDMI OUT terminal 114 115 MIC terminal 77 Stereo microphone R 73 Mini video light 58 Flash 94 Instant AF sensor 137 Left side view Front view Right side view COPY ...

Page 16: ...oystick 30 FUNC button 31 132 play pause button 44 START STOP button 39 stop button 44 Zoom out W wide angle button 42 PLAYLIST button 81 Zoom in T telephoto button 42 camera play button 29 Mini advanced shoe 76 Pop up flash 94 and mini video light 58 Zoom lever 42 PHOTO button 87 ON OFF CHG charge indicator Green ON Orange Standby 43 Red Charging 22 POWER button Back view Top view LCD panel COPY ...

Page 17: ...ck to find it Tripod socket 164 START STOP button 39 FUNC button 31 132 MENU button 31 135 PLAYLIST button 81 Navigation buttons frame reverse button 45 fast reverse button 45 play button 44 pause button 44 stop button 44 PHOTO button 87 Zoom buttons 42 SET button frame advance button 45 fast forward button 45 DISP on screen display button 49 71 Bottom view COPY ...

Page 18: ...nstant AF 137 MF Manual focus 65 Remaining battery time 21 While recording during playback Scene counter hours minutes seconds In record pause mode Total number of scenes Remaining recording time On the memory card In the built in memory Image stabilizer 138 25F progressive frame rate 21 58 Face detection 66 Wind screen off 138 x v Colour 136 Audio level indicator 73 Assist functions 139 Mini adva...

Page 19: ...rive mode 96 Photo quality size 88 Self timer 63 Number of available photos On the memory card In the built in memory Camcorder shake warning 138 AF frame 137 Focus and exposure lock 87 Flash 94 Playing Movies During Playback Data code 71 141 Scene number Joystick guide 30 COPY ...

Page 20: ...Photos Histogram 100 Current photo Total number of photos Photo number 145 Protected photo mark 101 Date and time of recording Manual focus 65 File size Manual exposure 64 Photo size 88 Aperture value 56 Shutter speed 56 COPY ...

Page 21: ... not be indicated accurately When the camcorder is off press to display the charge status of a battery pack The Intelligent System will display the charge status as a percentage and the remaining recording time in minutes for 5 seconds If the battery pack is exhausted the battery information may not be displayed Remaining recording time When there is no more free space on the memory End built in m...

Page 22: ...ct the power cord to the compact power adapter 2 Plug the power cord into a power outlet 3 Connect the compact power adapter to the camcorder s DC IN terminal 4 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder Press the battery pack softly into the battery attachment unit and slide it up until it clicks in place 5 Charging will start when the camcorder is turned off If the camcorder was on the green ON OF...

Page 23: ...start Do not connect to the camcorder s DC IN terminal or to the compact power adapter any electrical equipment that is not expressly recom mended for use with this camcorder To prevent equipment breakdowns and excessive heating do not con nect the supplied compact power adapter to voltage converters for overseas travels or special power sources such as those on aircraft and ships DC AC inverters ...

Page 24: ...tton battery with the side facing up 3 Insert the battery holder To use the wireless controller Point the wireless controller at the camcorder s remote sensor when you press the buttons You can rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to use the wireless controller from the front of the camcorder NOTES The wireless controller may not work properly when the remote sensor is situated under strong light sour...

Page 25: ...he grip belt so that you can reach the zoom lever with your index finger and the button with your thumb To attach a shoulder strap Pass the ends of the shoulder strap through the strap mount on the grip belt and adjust the length of the strap START STOP COPY ...

Page 26: ...ontroller from the front NOTES About the LCD screen The screen is produced using extremely high pre cision manufacturing techniques with more than 99 99 of the pixels operating to specification Less than 0 01 of the pixels may occasion ally misfire or appear as black red blue or green dots This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction LCD Backlight When recording i...

Page 27: ... screen to its previous brightness setting NOTES The LCD backlight does not affect the brightness of the recordings Using the bright setting will shorten the effective usage time of the bat tery pack You can further adjust the brightness of the LCD screen with the LCD Brightness setting or dim it with the LCD Screen Dim mer setting to use in places where the light from the LCD screen can be a nuis...

Page 28: ... 43 for video snapshot 59 Operating mode Camera mode dial Onscreen icon Operation Dual Shot Record video and take photos easily letting the camcorder take care of all the settings Great for beginners or if you just prefer not to bother with detailed camcorder settings Easy recording of movies and photos 39 87 Flexible recording Use one of the dedicated recording modes to enjoy full access to the m...

Page 29: ...settings For example you can use the Special Scene recording programs 54 to set at once all the optimal settings to match special recording conditions Playback For playback the camcorder s operating mode is determined by the position of the camera mode dial and the Camera Play button Press to switch between camera recording mode and play back mode NOTES When switching to a playback mode the memory...

Page 30: ...guide will minimize after 2 seconds When the joystick guide is minimized you can still adjust or turn on off the selected func tion you can also maximize the joystick guide to select another function or hide it altogether Using the Menus Many of the camcorder s functions can be adjusted from the menus that open after pressing In mode menus cannot be accessed and except in a few cases most menu set...

Page 31: ... With some settings you will need to make further selections and or press Follow the additional operation guides that will appear on the screen such as the icon small arrows etc 4 Press to save the settings and close the menu You can press to close the menu at any time Selecting an Option from the Setup Menus 1 Press 2 Select Menu and press to open the setup menus You can also hold pressed down fo...

Page 32: ...ume settings need to be adjusted by pushing the joystick 6 Press You can press to close the menu at any time NOTES A small font size is used in menu screens so you can see all options and current settings in one screen You can enlarge the font size by setting Font Size to Large but you may have to scroll down to find some menu options and only the icons of the current settings will be displayed FU...

Page 33: ...When you do not use the camcorder for about 3 months the built in rechargeable lithium battery may discharge completely and the date and time setting may be lost In such case recharge the built in lithium battery 167 and set the time zone date and time again The date appears in a year month day format only in the first setup screen In subsequent screen displays the date and time will appear as day...

Page 34: ...mcorder and will not change regardless of the language selected Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your location The default setting is Paris To set the home time zone Menu Time Zone DST Your local time zone When you travel select the icon and select the time zone that matches the local time at your destination To adjust for daylight saving time select the area name marked with a...

Page 35: ...by Panasonic Toshiba and SanDisk We recommend using memory cards with a Speed Class 4 or 6 1 Movies cannot be recorded when the recording mode is set to MXP 24 Mbps or FXP 17 Mbps 2 Depending on the memory card used it may not be possible to record movies Memory card Capacity SD Speed Class Recording movies SD memory cards 64 MB or less 128 MB or more 1 2 1 SDHC memory cards Over 2 GB 1 About the ...

Page 36: ... closed if the memory card is not correctly inserted IMPORTANT Memory cards have front and back sides that are not interchangeable Inserting a memory card facing the wrong direction can cause a mal function of the camcorder Be sure to insert the memory card as described in step 3 NOTES To remove the memory card Push the memory card once to release it When the memory card springs out pull it all th...

Page 37: ...background music during playback Options Menu Initialize Built in Mem or Mem Card Initialization method Yes OK Press to cancel the complete initialization while it is in progress All recordings will be erased and the memory can be used without any problem IMPORTANT Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings Lost origi nal recordings cannot be recovered Make sure you save importa...

Page 38: ...truction Manual Music Data CD ROM includes also extra music tracks that were not pre installed in the built in memory Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter before initializ ing the memory While the initialization is in progress do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder COPY ...

Page 39: ...can set the memory card as the recording media for movies 36 3 Press to begin recording Press again to pause the recording You can also press on the LCD panel When you have finished recording 1 Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off 2 Turn off the camcorder 3 Close the LCD panel IMPORTANT Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing Failing to do so may result...

Page 40: ...or adjust the brightness of the LCD screen with the LCD Bright ness setting Selecting the Video Quality Recording Mode The camcorder offers 5 recording modes Changing the recording mode will change the recording time available on the memory Select MXP or FXP mode for better movie quality select LP mode for longer recording times The following table gives approximate recording times Standard Play 7...

Page 41: ...vies can be recorded continuously for about 13 hours Recording mode MXP1 FXP1 XP SP LP Memory2 64 GB Built in memory 5 hr 55 min 8 hr 20 min 11 hr 30 min 19 hr 10 min 3 24 hr 30 min 3 4 GB Memory card 20 min 30 min 40 min 1 hr 10 min 1 hr 30 min 8 GB Memory card 40 min 1 hr 1 hr 25 min 2 hr 20 min 3 hr 16 GB Memory card 1 hr 25 min 2 hr 5 min 2 hr 50 min 4 hr 45 min 6 hr 5 min 32 GB Memory card 2 ...

Page 42: ... zooms NOTES Keep at least 1 m away from the sub ject At full wide angle you can focus on a subject as close as 1 cm In or mode you can also set Zoom Speed to one of three constant speeds 3 is the fastest 1 the slowest When Zoom Speed is set to Variable When you use the T and W buttons on the wireless controller or LCD panel the zoom speed will be constant at Speed 3 The zoom speed will be faster ...

Page 43: ...green and the camcorder is ready to record IMPORTANT Do not disconnect the power source during standby mode while the ON OFF CHG indicator is lit in orange NOTES The camcorder will not enter standby mode if the LCD panel is closed while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing or while a menu is being displayed The camcorder may also not enter standby mode if the LCD panel is closed while the memory...

Page 44: ...thumbnails and browse through index pages then return to select the desired scene 4 Press or to begin the playback Playback will start from the scene selected and continue until the end of the last scene recorded Press again to pause the playback Press to stop the playback and return to the index screen Adjusting the Volume 1 During playback open the joystick guide 2 Select the top row 3 Adjust th...

Page 45: ...m the following operation during normal playback Repeat to increase the playback speed to approximately 5x 15x 60x the normal speed Camcorder Open the joystick guide Select the middle row Push the joystick toward or Wireless controller Press or Slow playback Perform the following operation during playback pause Repeat to increase the playback speed 1 8 1 4 the normal speed Camcorder Open the joyst...

Page 46: ...n to its initial mode playback or playback pause NOTES During some special playback modes you may notice some anomalies blocky video artifacts banding etc in the playback picture The speed indicated on the screen is approximate Selecting what Recordings to Play Back From the index screen you can use the tabs on the top of the screen to select whether to play back movies or photos You can also sele...

Page 47: ...nal movies index screen You can select the original movies in the built in memory or on the memory card You can press to open the index screen for video snapshot scenes 59 2 Open the calendar screen Scene Search Calendar Screen The calendar screen appears Dates that contain scenes that is movies were recorded on that date appear in white Dates without recordings appear in black 3 Move the cursor t...

Page 48: ... 59 2 Open the list of recordings Scene Search Date Selection The list of recordings displays all dates in which recordings were made An orange selection frame appears on the day The thumbnail shows a still image from the first scene recorded on that day Below it will appear the number of scenes recorded and the total recording time for the same day 3 Select the date month or year and move between...

Page 49: ...ormal index screen at any time Selecting the Playback Starting Point If you have a very long scene you may want to start playing back the scene from a certain point You can use the movie timeline to break the scene to segments at fixed time intervals rang ing from 6 seconds to 6 minutes If you recorded movies with the Face Detec tion function 66 activated you can display the scene divided into seg...

Page 50: ...ext 5 frames in the scene To change the interval between frames Desired interval Changes in the Scene s Main Subject 1 Open the Scenes with Faces index screen Refer to Selecting Only Scenes that Contain People s Faces 48 You can select the original movies in the built in memory or on the memory card 2 Select the scene you want to view and press The Timeline by Faces screen appears The large thumbn...

Page 51: ...rform certain actions on them collec tively all at once mode Delete copy or add the selected scenes to the playlist mode Delete copy or protect the selected photos or mark all of them with print orders or transfer orders 1 Open the movie or photo index screen mode Move the zoom lever toward W to display the index screen You can select the original movies or photos in the built in memory or on the ...

Page 52: ...ons Select Remove All Selections Yes OK NOTES The pre selection of scenes photos will be canceled if you turn off the camcorder or change the operating mode Scenes in the playlist cannot be included in the pre selection Deleting Scenes You can delete those scenes that you are not interested in keeping Deleting scenes allows you also to free up space on the memory Options Selected scenes Total numb...

Page 53: ...annot be recovered Save copies of important scenes before deleting them 120 Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing while scenes are being deleted Do not open the memory card slot cover Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder Do not change the camcorder s operating mode NOTES Deleting a scene from the original index screen also deletes th...

Page 54: ...ing program Options Default value Operating modes Portrait The camcorder uses a large aperture to achieve a sharp focus on the sub ject while blurring the background Sports To record sports scenes such as tennis or golf Snow To record in bright ski resorts without the subject being underexposed Beach To record on a sunny beach without the subject being underexposed Sunset To record sunsets in vibr...

Page 55: ...may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shaded places Check the image on the screen Low Light Moving subjects may leave a trailing afterimage Picture quality may not be as good as in other modes White points may appear on the screen Autofocus may not work as well as in other modes In such case adjust the focus manually Night Scene To record nightscapes with lower noise Low Light To record in l...

Page 56: ...nue instead with the following procedure To set the shutter speed or aperture value 1 Press Operating modes Programmed AE The camcorder automatically adjusts the aperture and shutter speed to obtain the optimal exposure for the subject Shutter Priority AE Set the shutter speed value The cam corder automatically sets the appropriate aperture value Use faster shutter speeds to record subjects moving...

Page 57: ...y AE The actual range of values available for selec tion will vary depending on the initial zoom position When setting a numeric value aperture or shutter speed the number displayed will flash if the aperture value or shutter speed is not appropri ate for the recording conditions In such case select a different value During exposure lock the aperture value shutter speed cannot be changed Set the a...

Page 58: ...Video Light You can turn on the mini video light to shoot video or take photos in dark places 1 Open the joystick guide 2 Select Video Light and press The mini video light pops up and appears on the screen Press again to turn the mini video light off and gently press the pop up mini video light to close it NOTES We recommend not using the mini video light while the optional Wide converter or Tele ...

Page 59: ...iously recorded Then combine these scenes with music to add a new level of enjoyment to your movies By changing the back ground music you can give your scenes an entirely new feel You can also capture video snapshot scenes from previously recorded movies Recording Video Snapshot Scenes 1 Press The button s blue light will turn on and a blue border appears on the screen 2 Press The camcorder record...

Page 60: ...f the following types of movies Movies shorter than 1 second Movies recorded using another device Video snapshot scenes Scenes that were edited using the software on the supplied Video Tools CD ROM and were then written back to the camcorder Video snapshot scenes cannot be captured if there is not enough space available in the memory When you start capturing a video snapshot scene less than 1 seco...

Page 61: ...ack 5 Press or to begin the video snapshot playback set to the background music selected Press to stop the playback Press again to return to the normal index screen To delete a music track After step 2 in the previous procedure select the track you want to delete 1 Select the icon and press 2 Select Yes and press IMPORTANT Music files transferred to the camcorder with the supplied software Music T...

Page 62: ... deleting recordings fragmented memory the movies and background music track may not be played back correctly In such case we recommend saving your recordings on a computer 120 initializing the memory 37 transferring the music files and only then writing the video files back to the camcorder If the USB cable is disconnected while transferring music files to the camcorder it may not be possible to ...

Page 63: ...y mode Self Timer Menu or Self Timer On appears mode In record pause mode press The camcorder starts recording after a 10 second countdown The countdown appears on the screen mode Press first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully The camcorder will record the photo after a 10 second countdown The countdown appears on the screen 2 seconds when using the wireless controller NOTES Once the...

Page 64: ...e adjustment indicator and the neutral value 0 appear on the screen The adjustment range and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the initial brightness of the picture If you operate the zoom the brightness of the image may change 3 Adjust the the brightness of the image as required then hide the joystick guide The exposure adjustment indicator will change to whit...

Page 65: ...press The current focus is locked and MF appears 3 Push the joystick or once to verify if the image is focused The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus more easily You can also turn off this function with the or Focus Assist Functions setting When face detection is activated instead of the center of the picture the camcorder will magnify the face of the person identified as the...

Page 66: ...his information to adjust the focus and set the best exposure for beautiful videos and photos When there are a number of people in the picture one person with the white face frame will be determined to be the main subject You can also select the main subject manually so the camcorder optimizes the settings for the person selected POINTS TO CHECK Select a recording program other than Night Scene Lo...

Page 67: ...t a diagonal or partially hidden Face detection cannot be used when the shutter speed used is slower than 1 25 or when the digital zoom is activated at more than 40x zoom dark blue area on the zoom bar When face detection is activated the slowest shutter speed used by the camcorder is 1 25 White Balance The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting co...

Page 68: ...ditions change Depending on the light source may keep flashing The result will still be better than with Automatic Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases Changing lighting conditions Close ups Automatic The camcorder automatically sets the white bal ance for natural looking colors Daylight To record outdoors on a bright day Shade To record in shaded places Cloudy To...

Page 69: ...and continue instead with the following procedure Operating modes Image Effect Off Records with no image enhancing effects Vivid Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation Neutral Tones down the contrast and color saturation Low Sharpening Records subjects with softened outlines Soft Skin Detail Softens the details in the skin tone area for a more complimentary appearance To obtain the best effe...

Page 70: ...k guide 2 Select Digital Effect and press The icon of the selected digital effect turns green Press again to deactivate the digital effect its icon will turn white again FUNC Operating modes Digital Effect Off Select this setting when you do not intend to use the digital effects Fade Trigger Wipe Select one of the faders to begin or end a scene with a fade from or to a black screen Black White Rec...

Page 71: ...e sound will fade in or out When you apply an effect the sound will be recorded normally The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you deactivate the selected digital effect or change the recording program Faders cannot be used when recording video snapshot scenes or when pre recording is activated On Screen Displays and Data Code You can turn most on screen displays on or off Repeatedly...

Page 72: ...rter and press appears and the center of the screen will be enlarged approximately 1 7 times About the Full Screen Display During the playback of movies and photos on a TV or monitor set to fullscreen display you may notice that the picture on the TV is slightly broader than the picture normally shown on the camcorder s screen In record pause mode press repeatedly until appears on the screen to di...

Page 73: ...ing Level 1 Open the joystick guide 2 Select Mic Level and press The manual adjustment icon will appear to the left of the audio level indicator and the manual adjustment bar orange will appear below it 3 Adjust the audio level as necessary As a guideline adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter will go to the right of the 12 dB mark yellow area only occasionally 4 Hide the j...

Page 74: ... the sound level while adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator is activated This function can also be assigned to the custom key dial 77 In that case the audio level adjustment bar appears in white Using Headphones Use headphones for playback or to check the audio level while record ing The headphones are connected to the AV OUT terminal which is used for both the hea...

Page 75: ... headphones to the AV OUT terminal if the icon does not appear on the screen The noise output in such case may be harmful to your hearing NOTES Use commercially available headphones with a 3 5 mm minijack and a cable no longer than 3 m Even if AV Headphones was set to Headphones in a playback mode the function of the AV OUT terminal will return automatically to AV output when you set the camcorder...

Page 76: ...n a compatible accessory is attached to the mini advanced shoe will appear on the screen NOTES Accessories designed for the Advanced Accessory Shoe cannot be used with this camcorder Look for video accessories bearing this logo to ensure compatibility with the mini advanced shoe Using an External Microphone When recording in very quiet surroundings the built in microphone may pick up the sound of ...

Page 77: ...connect almost any stereo microphone with a 3 5 mm plug but audio recording levels may vary NOTES When an external microphone is connected to the camcorder Wind Screen will automatically be set to Off If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted turn on the microphone attenuator 139 or adjust the audio recording level manually 73 Using the Custom Key and Dial You can assign to the b...

Page 78: ...manual of the RA V1 For details about using the zoom remote controller refer to the instruction manual of the ZR 2000 or ZR 1000 Exposure Manual exposure adjustment 64 Press to turn the manual exposure on off and turn the dial to compen sate the exposure Focus Manual focus 65 Press to turn the manual focus on off and turn the dial to adjust the focus Assist Functions Press to turn the selected cam...

Page 79: ...ocus adjustment and displaying on screen displays on an external monitor Using the ZR 2000 only switching between autofocus and manual focus Push AF focus assist function MAGNIFYING button and the peaking options of the assist functions PEAKING button The Push AF function allows you to switch to autofocus temporarily during manual focus To toggle between the peaking options and zebra pattern set o...

Page 80: ...end of the current scene Frame backward forward Press or to stop the playback and cancel the division of the scene 4 Select the icon and press to divide the scene 5 Select Yes and press The video from the division point to the end of the scene will appear as a new scene in the index screen NOTES When advancing reversing frames while dividing a scene the interval will be longer than in regular fram...

Page 81: ...der of your choice Adding Scenes to the Playlist Options 1 Open the original movies index screen You can select the original movies in the built in memory or on the memory card You can press to open the index screen for video snapshot scenes 59 2 Select the scene you want to add to the playlist or a scene recorded on the date you want to add to the playlist 3 Add the scene s to the playlist Add to...

Page 82: ...inal recordings You can copy scenes from the built in memory to the memory card 85 to include in the memory card s playlist also scenes that were originally recorded in the built in memory You may not be able to add to the playlist scenes that were recorded or edited using another device or scenes that were edited using the soft ware on the supplied Video Tools CD ROM and were then written back to...

Page 83: ...hile it is in progress Some scenes will be deleted nevertheless Moving Scenes in the Playlist Move the scenes in the playlist to play them back in the order of your choice 1 Open the playlist index screen Open the original movies index screen and press Before pressing you can select the original movies in the built in memory or on the memory card to open the playlist of the respective memory You c...

Page 84: ...ress Before pressing you can select the original movies in the built in memory or on the memory card to open the playlist of the respective memory You can press to display only video snapshot scenes in the playlist index screen 2 Open the list of background music tracks Select Music 3 Select a music track and press twice You can press to listen to the track selected Press to stop the playback Sele...

Page 85: ...ant to copy This step is not necessary to copy all scenes or previously selected scenes 3 Copy the scene s Copy Desired option Yes OK Press to interrupt the operation while it is in progress Operating modes All Scenes Copies all the scenes to the memory card All Scenes this date Copies to the memory card all the scenes that were recorded on the same day as the selected scene This Scene Copies to t...

Page 86: ... do so may result in permanent data loss Do not open the memory card slot cover Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder Do not change the camcorder s operating mode NOTES If the memory card slot cover is open or the LOCK switch on the mem ory card is set to prevent writing you will not be able to copy movies to the memory card Scenes that were edited using the software on the ...

Page 87: ...cording media for photos 36 3 Press halfway Once the focus is automatically adjusted will turn green and one or more AF frames will appear 4 Press fully The ACCESS indicator will flash as the photo is being recorded IMPORTANT Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing Failing to do so may result in permanent data loss Do not open the memory card slot cover Do no...

Page 88: ... sizes are given in the following table Operating modes Approximate number of photos available on a memory card Default value 1 Super Fine Fine Normal 2 This size is only available for simultaneous recording in mode or mode or for capturing photos from a movie 3 Approximate number of photos that can actually be recorded on the memory card The maximum number of remaining photos displayed on the scr...

Page 89: ...rint size L 3264x2456 To print photos up to A3 size 29 7 x 42 cm M 1920x1440 To print photos up to L size 9 x 13 cm or postcard size 10 x 14 8 cm S 640x480 To send photos as e mail attachments or to post on the Web LW 3264x1840 MW 1920x1080 To print photos with a 16 9 aspect ratio Wide sized photo paper is required Deleting a Photo Right After Recording It You can delete the photo recorded last wh...

Page 90: ...or will open the movie index screen 1 Open the photo index screen You can select the photos in the built in memory or on the memory card You can change the number of photos displayed per index page 2 Select a photo Move the orange selection frame to the photo you want to view When you have recorded a large number of photos you can display a slidebar below the photo thumbnails and browse through wh...

Page 91: ...o do so may result in permanent data loss Do not open the memory card slot cover Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder Do not change the camcorder s operating mode The following image files may not be displayed correctly Images not recorded with this camcorder Images edited on or uploaded from a computer Images whose file names have been changed Deleting Photos You can delet...

Page 92: ...lete This step is not necessary to delete all photos or previously selected photos 3 Delete the photo s Delete Desired option Yes OK If you selected an option other than This Photo you can press to interrupt the operation while it is in progress Some photos will be deleted nevertheless IMPORTANT Be careful when deleting photos Deleted photos cannot be recovered Protected photos cannot be deleted A...

Page 93: ... The photo is magnified by 2 times and a frame appears indicating the position of the magnified area To further enlarge the photo move the zoom lever toward T To reduce the magnification times move it toward W 2 Move the frame to the part of the photo you want to see enlarged To cancel the magnification move the zoom lever toward W until the frame disappears Operating modes COPY ...

Page 94: ...vate the autofocus and then fully to record the photo Depending on the setting selected and shooting conditions the flash will pop up and fire After using the flash gently press the pop up flash to close it Operating modes auto The flash fires automatically according to the brightness of the subject red eye reduction auto The flash fires automatically accord ing to the brightness of the subject Th...

Page 95: ...st Lamp While you press halfway if the sur roundings of the subject are too dark the mini video light may pop up and the assist lamp may light up briefly in order to enable the camcorder to focus more accurately AF assist lamp You can also set AF Assist Lamp to Off so the assist lamp is not activated The camcorder may not be able to focus even if the AF assist lamp is on The practical range of the...

Page 96: ...ess first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully to record the 3 photos NOTES Continuous shooting speeds are approximate and vary depending on recording conditions and subjects Operating modes Single Records a single photo Continuous Shooting Hi Speed Continuous Shooting Captures a series of up to 60 photos as long as you hold pressed down There are two continuous shooting speed settings...

Page 97: ... determined by the photo size set in mode 88 Simultaneous Recording Off Desired photo size Desired photo quality Press to move back and forth between size and quality selection The number displayed on the right corner indicates the approximate number of photos that can be recorded with the current quality size setting While recording or in record pause mode press to capture the photo NOTES The cam...

Page 98: ...esired option Slideshow You can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music 1 Open the photo index screen You can select the photos in the built in memory or on the memory card PHOTO Operating modes Evaluative Appropriate for standard shooting conditions including backlit scenes The camcorder divides the picture into several areas and the light is measured in all of them to achieve...

Page 99: ...e background music To delete a music track After step 2 in the previous procedure select the track you want to delete 1 Select the icon and press 2 Select Yes and press NOTES At the time of purchase music files are stored in the built in memory Transfer the music files to the same memory that contains the photos you want to play back as a slideshow For details refer to the Music Transfer Utility S...

Page 100: ...rrect exposure of the photo The area to the right of the histogram represents highlights and the left side represents shadows A photo whose histogram skews to the right is rela tively bright while one whose histo gram peaks to the left is relatively dark Capturing Photos from a Movie You can capture a single photo or a series of photos from a previously recorded scene The size of the captured phot...

Page 101: ...f the original scene Photos captured from a scene with a lot of fast movement may be blurred Photos will be recorded on the memory selected for recording photos Photo Sequence Up to 100 photos can be captured at a time The photo sequence capture will stop when the end of the scene is reached playback will pause at the beginning of the following scene Photos will be captured at intervals of 1 25 se...

Page 102: ...move the protection from all photos 3 Protect the photo s Protect Desired option Yes OK IMPORTANT Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings including protected photos Copying Photos You can copy photos only from the built in memory to the memory card Individual Photos Opens the same screen described previously in Protecting Single Photos Continue from step 3 of that proce dure ...

Page 103: ...ons 1 Open the index screen of the photos recorded in the built in memory Move the zoom lever toward W and then select the tab under the icon 2 Select the photo you want to copy This step is not necessary to copy all photos or previously selected photos 3 Copy the photo s Copy Desired option Yes OK If you selected Selected Photos or All Photos you can press to interrupt the operation while it is i...

Page 104: ...vent writing you will not be able to copy photos to the memory card You may not be able to copy photos that were not recorded with this camcorder Other Functions You Can Use when Taking Photos You can also use the following functions The following functions and features of the camcorder can be used either for shooting video or for taking photos The way to set and use them was already explained in ...

Page 105: ...he zoom lever toward T to return to single photo view 2 Turn on the printer 3 Connect the camcorder to the printer using the supplied USB cable Connection Refer to Connection Diagrams 118 If the device type selection screen appears select Computer Printer and press appears and changes to The print share button lights up and the current print settings will be displayed for approx 6 seconds IMPORTAN...

Page 106: ...ection Type to Computer Printer so the device type selection screen does not appear every time you connect the camcorder to a printer Connection to a PictBridge compatible printer will not work when the memory contains 2 500 photos or more For best performance we rec ommend keeping the number of photos under 100 Printing with the Print Share Button You can print one copy of a photo at a time witho...

Page 107: ...per Type Select Photo Fast Photo Plain or Default Page Layout Select Default Bordered or one of the follow ing page layouts Borderless The photo is enlarged and may be slightly cropped at the edges to fit the paper x photos sheet Refer to the following sidebar Date print Select On Off or Default Print effect Available only with printers compatible with the Image Optimize function Select On Off or ...

Page 108: ...er Use the following table as a guideline for the recommended number of copies depending on the Paper Size setting 1 You can also use the special sticker sheets 2 SELPHY CP series only With the 8 photos sheet setting you can also use the special sticker sheets You can use 2 photos sheet or 4 photos sheet also when using wide sized photo paper with Default settings Paper Size CreditCard 9 x 13 cm 1...

Page 109: ...ompatible printers If printing does not resume auto matically after you solved the problem select Continue and press to resume printing If that option is not available select Stop and press and then restart printing from the beginning Other printers or if the error still persists with a Canon printer If printing does not resume automatically disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder Afte...

Page 110: ...he zoom lever toward W until the trimming frame disappears 4 Move the trimming frame to the area you want to print 5 Press to return to the print settings menu The print area selected will be indicated by a green frame within the thumbnail To change other print settings and print the area you selected refer to steps 3 5 in Printing after Changing the Print Settings 108 NOTES The trimming settings ...

Page 111: ...re connecting the supplied USB cable to the camcorder Marking Single Photos with Print Orders 1 In single photo view open the photo selection screen Print Orders appears on the screen 2 Select the photo you want to mark with a print order 3 Press to set the print order The number of copies appears in orange 4 Set the number of copies desired and press To cancel the print order set the number of co...

Page 112: ...rinter 105 2 Open the print menu Menu Print The print menu appears If there are no photos marked with print orders No print orders have been set appears Depending on the connected printer you may be able to change some print settings 3 Select Print and press Printing starts The print menu disappears when the printing is completed Individual Photos Opens the same screen described previously in Mark...

Page 113: ...ined in step 2 In the print settings menu select Print or Resume and press The remaining photos will be printed Printing cannot be restarted when the print order settings have been changed or if you deleted a photo with print order settings In case the print order was interrupted after the first photo COPY ...

Page 114: ...r The component video terminal is for video only When you use connection do not forget the audio connections using the AV OUT terminal USB Terminal Access Open the side terminal cover HDMI OUT Terminal Access Open the side terminal cover The HDMI OUT terminal offers a high quality digital connection that combines audio and video in a single convenient cable AV OUT Terminal Access Open the rear ter...

Page 115: ...le Pass the cable through the center of the core and close the unit until it clicks shut Connection Diagrams In the following connection diagrams the left side shows the terminals on the camcorder and the right side shows for reference only an example of terminals on a connected device 1 cm Connection Type Digital Quality High definition Output only Connect to a high definition TV HDTV with an HDM...

Page 116: ...amcorder to an HDTV equipped with an HDMI terminal you can enjoy video and audio playback at the highest quality The HDMI OUT terminal on the camcorder is for output only Do not connect it to an HDMI output terminal on an external device as this may damage the camcorder Correct operation cannot be guaranteed when connecting the camcorder to DVI monitors Depending on the HDTV correct playback of pe...

Page 117: ... widescreen or 4 3 if the TV cannot automatically detect and change the aspect ratio AV headphones to AV Connection In all respects exactly the same connection as connection Connect to a standard TV or VCR with SCART input terminal Requires a SCART adapter commercially available 3 Red White Yellow STV 250N Stereo Video Cable supplied 3 3 STV 250N Stereo Video Cable supplied SCART adapter commercia...

Page 118: ...er the camcorder using the compact power adapter and only then connect it to the computer using the sup plied USB cable Connection Type Digital data connection Connect to a computer to save your recordings to the optional DW 100 DVD Burner to create DVD discs from them or to a printer to print out photos 4 USB Cable supplied COPY ...

Page 119: ...nnected the camcorder Refer to the instruction manual of the connected TV 4 Turn on the camcorder and set it to or mode Play back the movies or photos NOTES We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter Connection or When you play back your 16 9 movies on stan dard TV sets with a 4 3 aspect ratio the TV set will switch automatically to widescreen mode if it is compatible with...

Page 120: ...s without a Computer The following options are also available Use the optional DW 100 DVD Burner to create high definition AVCHD discs of your movies and Photo DVDs of your photos 121 Connect the camcorder to an external recording device DVD or HDD recorder VCR etc to save standard definition copies of your movies 125 Not available for scenes recorded in MXP mode IMPORTANT While the camcorder is c...

Page 121: ...Ds mode Preparations on the Camcorder 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter 2 Turn on the camcorder and set it to mode to create high definition discs of your movies or mode to create Photo DVDs of your photos Select in advance the memory that contains the recordings you want to add to the disc Operating modes All Scenes Add all the scenes to the disc s Remaining Scenes Add only th...

Page 122: ... information screen will display the type of DVD you are creating and the estimated time and number of discs it will require based on the disc you inserted If you inserted a DVD RW disc that already contains data The disc already contains data will be displayed To overwrite the data erasing the previous content of the disc press select Yes and press again 4 Press the start button on the DVD Burner...

Page 123: ...memory card slot cover Do not disconnect the USB cable Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder or the DVD Burner Do not change the camcorder s operating mode For important information on handling your discs refer to Cautions on handling NOTES If a scene does not fit entirely in one disc it may be divided and con tinue on the next disc When the camcorder contains a large number...

Page 124: ...onnect the camcorder to the DVD Burner using the supplied USB cable Connection Refer to Connection Diagrams 118 and Connections If the device type selection screen appears select DVD Burner and press 5 Insert the disc you want to play back into the DVD Burner Use the OPEN CLOSE button on the DVD Burner to open and close the disc tray Operating modes Playing back high definition AVCHD discs created...

Page 125: ... fast playback at 60x speed special playback modes 45 can be used also for disc playback To play back Photo DVDs Photo DVDs are created using DVD Video specifications standard def inition Play back your Photo DVDs using standard DVD players If your computer has a DVD drive you can play back the slideshow as a DVD and you can also access individual photos as JPG files NOTES Photo DVDs cannot be pla...

Page 126: ...put video signal You can change the displays by repeatedly pressing 71 5 External device Start recording when the scene you wish to copy appears stop recording when it ends 6 Camcorder Stop playback NOTES We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter To make high definition copies of your recordings see the instruction manual for the digital video device Transferring Photos t...

Page 127: ...18 If the device type selection screen appears select Computer Printer and press The direct transfer menu appears on the camcorder screen and the button lights up First time connection to a computer running Windows Windows users only The first time you connect the camcorder to the computer you also need to select the CameraWindow auto launch setting Refer to Starting CameraWindow IMPORTANT While t...

Page 128: ...hout having to install the supplied software If you have no intention to use the optional DW 100 DVD Burner you can set or USB Connection Type to Computer Printer so the selection screen does not appear every time you connect the camcorder to a computer When the memory contains 2 500 photos or more you may not be able to transfer photos to a computer Try using a card reader to transfer the photos ...

Page 129: ... returns to the transfer menu once the transfer is com pleted To cancel the transfer select Cancel and press or press Manual transfer options 1 Select a transfer option and press Operating modes All Photos Transfers all photos New Photos Transfers only those photos that have not yet been transferred to the computer Photos with Transfer Orders Transfers photos marked with transfer orders Select and...

Page 130: ...sfer to the com puter as transfer orders You can set transfer orders for up to 998 pho tos POINTS TO CHECK Set the transfer orders before connecting the camcorder to the computer Marking Single Photos with Transfer Orders 1 In single photo view open the photo selection screen Transfer Orders appears on the screen 2 Select the photo you want to mark with a transfer order 3 Press to set the transfer...

Page 131: ...s Transfer Orders Desired option Yes OK Transferring photos marked with transfer orders Connect the camcorder to the computer and select Photos with Transfer Orders in the transfer menu 129 Individual Photos Opens the same screen described previously in Marking Single Photos with Transfer Orders Continue from step 3 of that procedure to set the transfer order Selected Photos Marks all the photos s...

Page 132: ... are explained after the tables Menu options in boldface indicate default values FUNC Menu FUNC Menu FUNC Menu Recording Modes Menu item Setting options Recording programs Programmed AE Shutter Priority AE Aperture Priority AE z z 56 Cine Mode z 58 Portrait Sports Snow Beach Sunset Night Scene Low Light Spotlight Fireworks z z 54 Light metering mode Evaluative Center Weighted Average Spot z 98 Whi...

Page 133: ...peed Continuous Shooting Auto Exposure Bracketing z 96 Recording mode High Quality 24 Mbps High Quality 17 Mbps High Quality 12 Mbps Standard Play 7 Mbps Long Play 5 Mbps z 40 Simultaneous recording Simultaneous Recording Off 3264x1840 1920x1080 z 97 Super Fine Fine Normal Photo size quality 3264x1840 3264x2456 1920x1440 640x480 z 88 Super Fine Fine Normal Menu item Setting options COPY ...

Page 134: ...h not available in either Menu item Setting options Select Music Off list of background music tracks z 60 84 98 Select Individual Scenes Remove All Selections 51 Individual Photos Remove All Selections Copy All Scenes All Scenes this date This Scene Selected Scenes 85 No Yes No Yes 102 All Photos This Photo Selected Photos Add to Playlist All Scenes this date This Scene Selected Scenes 81 Divide 8...

Page 135: ...Scenes this date This Scene Selected Scenes 52 All Scenes This Scene 83 No Yes 91 All Photos This Photo Selected Photos Scene Search Calendar Screen Date Selection 47 Scenes with Faces Menu item Setting options Rec Media for Movies Built in Mem Mem Card z z 36 Rec Media for Photos Built in Mem Mem Card z z Frame Rate 50i Standard PF25 z x v Colour On Off z Color Bars Test Tone Off Color Bars Color...

Page 136: ... an external TV or monitor Color Bars Displays a standard SMPTE color bar pattern Color Bars Tone In addition to the color bar pattern a 1 kHZ 12 dB test tone is output Connect the camcorder to the TV or monitor and display the color bars if desired along with the test tone Check the colors and audio record ing levels on the external monitor and adjust as necessary Auto Rotate Photos that were rec...

Page 137: ...ed to the camcorder it may partially obstruct the Instant AF sensor Set the AF mode to Normal AF Focus Priority When the focus priority is activated the camcorder records a photo only after the focus has been adjusted automatically You can also select which AF frames to use AiAF Frames One or more AF frames out of the nine frames avail able are automatically selected and the focus is fixed on them...

Page 138: ... to Stan dard We recommend setting the image stabilizer to Off when using a tripod AGC Limit Sets a maximum value for the automatic gain control When recording in dark places the lower the maximum AGC limit the darker the scene will be recorded The highest gain levels will be available when set to Automatic This function can also be assigned to the custom key dial 77 Auto Slow Shutter The camcorde...

Page 139: ...65 When face detection is activated instead of the center of the picture the camcorder will magnify the face of the person identified as the main subject Using the focus assist functions will not affect the recordings They will be cancelled automatically after 4 seconds or when you start recording Assist Functions The assist functions serve as a reference to help you achieve correct focus and expo...

Page 140: ...will not affect your recordings This function can also be assigned to the custom key dial 77 Peaking Color Select the color of the emphasized outlines when Assist Functions is set to Peaking or B W and Peaking Onscreen Markers You can display a grid or a horizontal line at the cen ter of the screen Use the markers as a reference to make sure your sub ject is framed correctly vertically and or hori...

Page 141: ...r Computer Printer To connect to a computer printer or similar USB peripheral Connect and Set To make the selection from a screen that appears at the time of the connection to the external device Menu item Setting options Rec Media for Photos Built in Mem Mem Card z 36 Photo Capture from Video Single Photo Photo Sequence z 100 Photo Capture Quality Super Fine Fine Normal z 100 Data Code Date Time ...

Page 142: ... will appear also on the screen of a TV or monitor connected to the camcorder LCD Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen Changing the brightness of the LCD screen does not affect the bright ness of your recordings or the brightness of the playback image on a TV LCD Screen Dimmer When set to On the LCD screen is dimmed Doing so is ideal when using the camcorder in locations where the L...

Page 143: ...onnection 576i To use the 576i specification standard definition 1080i To use the full 1080i high definition specification TV Type In order to display the picture in full and in the correct aspect ratio select the setting according to the type of television to which you will connect the camcorder Normal TV TV sets with 4 3 aspect ratio Wide TV TV sets with 16 9 aspect ratio When the TV type is set...

Page 144: ...to save power when the camcorder is powered by a battery pack it will automatically shut off if left without any operation for 5 minutes Menu item Setting options Custom Key Dial Off Exposure Focus Assist Functions Mic Level AGC Limit z 77 Off Exposure Focus Assist Functions z Wireless Remote Control On Off z z z z Notification Sounds High Volume Low Volume Off z z z z Power Saving Mode On Off z z...

Page 145: ...gs Depending on the TV set additional settings may be required on the TV itself to activate the HDMI CEC function Refer to the TV s instruction manual Correct operation of the HDMI CEC function cannot be guaranteed even when connecting the camcorder to compatible TV sets If you cannot use the remote control of the TV set Control for HDMI to Off and operate the camcorder directly or use the camcord...

Page 146: ...n of the camcorder s firm ware This menu option is usually unavailable Language and Date Time Setup Date Format Select the date format to be used for most on screen dis plays and if selected for the date printed on photos Menu item Setting options Language DEUTSCH ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ITALIANO MAGYAR MELAYU NEDERLANDS POLSKI PORTUGUÊS TÜRKÇE z z z z 34 Time Zone DST Paris list of world time zo...

Page 147: ...ie recording time and available number of photos are approximate and based on the recording mode and photo quality size settings currently in use In the Memory Card Info screen you can verify also the Speed Class of the memory card Battery Info Displays a screen where you can verify the battery charge as a percentage and the remaining recording time mode or playback time mode HDMI Status Displays ...

Page 148: ...before charging it if it is above 40 C let the battery pack cool down before charging it Charge the battery pack in temperatures between 0 C and 40 C The battery pack is faulty Replace the battery pack The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached Such battery packs can not be charged using this camcorder Power supply Is the battery charged Is the compact power adapter correctly ...

Page 149: ...pressed does not match the beginning end of the recording There is a slight interval between pressing and the actual start end of record ing This is not a malfunction The camcorder will not focus Autofocus does not work on the subject Focus manually 65 The lens or Instant AF sensor is dirty Clean the lens or sensor with a soft lens cleaning cloth 169 Never use tissue paper to clean the lens When a...

Page 150: ...longer than usual Save your recordings 120 and initialize the memory 37 Cannot delete a photo The photo is protected Remove the protection 101 When playing back video snapshot scenes or a slideshow with background music the music track is not played back correctly Save your recordings on a computer 120 and initialize the memory 37 Then transfer the music files first and only then write the video f...

Page 151: ... the battery pack Remove the battery pack and reattach it correctly Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camcorder does not operate properly Disconnect the power source and reconnect it after a short time If the problem still persists disconnect the power source and press the RESET button with a pointed item Pressing the RESET button resets all settings Video noise appears on screen Ke...

Page 152: ...eir maximum value Set Photo Number ing to Reset and insert a new memory card The simultaneous recording option in the FUNC menu is set to Simultaneous Recording Off Change the setting to take photos while recording video 97 The wireless controller will not work Set Wireless Remote Control to On Replace the battery of the wireless controller Connections with External Devices Video noise appears on ...

Page 153: ...r Set it to Computer Printer or to Connect and Set Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder After a short while turn it on again and restore the connection Connect the camcorder to a different USB port on the computer The printer is not working even though the camcorder and printer are connected correctly or USB Connection Type is set to DVD Burner Set it to Computer Printer or to Conne...

Page 154: ... memory Cannot communicate with the battery pack Continue using this battery pack You attached a battery pack that is not recommended by Canon for use with this camcorder If you are using a battery pack recommended by Canon for use with this camcorder there may be a problem with the camcorder or battery pack Consult a Canon Service Center Cannot copy The total size of the scenes you selected to co...

Page 155: ...nnot access the built in memory There is a problem with the built in memory Cannot record Check the memory card There is a problem with the memory card Cannot record movies in MXP FXP mode on this memory card Movies cannot be recorded in MXP or FXP mode on a memory card if it is rated Speed Class 2 Select a different recording mode 40 or replace the memory card with one rated Speed Class 4 or 6 Ca...

Page 156: ...puter with the supplied USB cable In addition scenes can not be written back and music files cannot be transferred to the camcorder To avoid corrupt ing the data in the camcorder s memory use the computer s Safely Remove Hardware function to end the connection and disconnect the USB cable before using the camcorder To be able to write back scenes and to transfer music files to the camcorder use th...

Page 157: ...maximum number of scenes 3 999 scenes no fur ther scenes can be copied onto the memory card Delete some scenes 52 to free some space Mem Card Unable to recognize the data The memory card contains scenes recorded in a different television system NTSC Memory card cover is open After inserting a memory card close the memory card slot cover Memory card is full The memory card is full Delete some recor...

Page 158: ...set more than 998 photos in the print order Reading the built in memory Reading data from the built in memory Reading the memory card Reading data from the memory card Scene recorded using another device Cannot divide the scene Scenes recorded using another device cannot be divided with this camcorder Some photos could not be deleted Protected photos cannot be deleted Remove the protection 101 Som...

Page 159: ...es that were not recorded with this camcorder cannot be copied to the memory card Too many photos Disconnect the USB cable Disconnect the USB cable Try using a memory card reader or decrease the number of photos on the memory card to fewer than 2 500 photos If a dialog box appeared on the computer screen close it Disconnect the USB cable and restore the connection after a short while Transfer orde...

Page 160: ...le reading the recordings from the camcorder Check that the USB cable was not accidentally disconnected No disc Insert a disc into the DVD Burner This message can appear also if condensation has formed 169 Wait until the DVD burner dries completely before resuming use No photos There are no photos to add to the disc No scenes There are no scenes to add to the disc No scenes left to add There are n...

Page 161: ...os Reduce the number of photos File error You attempted to print a photo that was recorded with another camcorder has a different compression or was edited on a computer Hardware error Cancel printing Turn off the printer and turn it back on Check the printer status Ink tank errors have occurred Replace the ink tank Incompatible paper size The paper settings of the camcorder conflict with the prin...

Page 162: ...rinter cover open Close the printer cover securely Printer error A malfunction has occurred that may require repairs Canon inkjet printers the printer s green power lamp and orange error lamp flash alternately Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the printer Unplug the printer s power cord from the power outlet and contact the appropriate customer support center or service center Printer in use T...

Page 163: ...al Information 163 If you cannot solve the problem even after consulting this list and the printer s instruction manual contact the closest Canon Service Center refer to the list included with the printer COPY ...

Page 164: ... of a car parked under direct sunlight or high humidity Do not use the camcorder near strong electromagnetic fields such as above TVs near plasma TVs or mobile phones Do not point the lens at strong light sources Do not leave the cam corder pointed at a bright subject Do not use or store the camcorder in dusty or sandy places The cam corder is not waterproof avoid also water mud or salt If any of ...

Page 165: ...temperatures not higher than 30 C Battery Pack Dirty terminals may cause a poor contact between the battery pack and the camcorder Wipe the terminals with a soft cloth Long term storage Store battery packs in a dry place at temperatures no higher than 30 C To extend the battery life of the battery pack discharge it completely before storing it Charge and discharge all your battery packs fully at l...

Page 166: ...ent System mark If you attach to the camcorder battery packs that are not genuine Canon battery packs will appear and the remaining battery time will not be displayed Memory Card We recommend backing up the recordings on the memory card onto your computer Data may be corrupted or lost due to memory card defects or exposure to static electricity Canon shall not be liable for lost or corrupted data ...

Page 167: ...on Battery Do not pick up the battery using tweezers or other metal tools as this will cause a short circuit Wipe the battery with a clean dry cloth to ensure proper contact LOCK switch WARNING The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mishandled Do not disassemble modify immerse in water heat above 100 C or incinerate the battery Replace with a CR2025 battery m...

Page 168: ...se of the camcorder or memory card for example by physically damaging it to prevent the leakage of private data If giving the camcorder or memory card to another person initialize the built in memory or memory card using the Complete Initialization option 37 Fill it up with unimportant recordings and then initialize it again using the same option This makes recovering the original recordings very ...

Page 169: ...the LCD screen using a clean soft lens cleaning cloth Condensation may form on the surface of the screen when the temper ature changes suddenly Wipe it with a soft dry cloth Condensation Moving the camcorder rapidly between hot and cold temperatures may cause condensation water droplets to form on its internal surfaces Stop using the camcorder if condensation is detected Continued use may damage t...

Page 170: ...charge battery packs in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Consult a Canon Service Center for information on plug adapters for overseas use Playback on a TV Screen You can only play back your recordings on TVs compatible with the PAL system PAL or the compatible SECAM system is used in the following regions countries Europe All of Europe and Russia Americas Only in Arg...

Page 171: ...a SS 600 SS 650 Shoulder Strap IFC 400PCU USB Cable WS 30 Wrist Strap SD SDHC memory card WL D88 Wireless Controller DTC 100 D Terminal Cable CA 570 Compact Power Adapter CTC 100 Component Cable CTC 100 S Component Cable DW 100 DVD Burner ZR 1000 Zoom Remote Controller STV 250N Stereo Video Cable ZR 2000 Zoom Remote Controller TV HDTV VCR DVD recorder Computer Card reader writer AVCHD discs Photo ...

Page 172: ...am corder will communicate with the battery and display the remaining usage time accurate to 1 minute You can only use and charge these battery packs with camcorders and chargers compatible with Intelligent System CG 800E Battery Charger Use the battery charger to charge the battery packs Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when...

Page 173: ... pack BP 807 BP 808 BP 809 BP 819 BP 827 Charging conditions Using the camcorder 155 min 275 min 395 min Using the CG 800E Battery Charger 105 min 190 min 260 min Battery pack Usage time Recording mode MXP FXP XP SP LP BP 807 BP 808 BP 809 Recording maximum 100 min 100 min 105 min 105 min 105 min Recording typical 65 min 65 min 70 min 70 min 70 min Playback 160 min 160 min 165 min 165 min 170 min ...

Page 174: ...length by a factor of 0 7 giving you a wide perspective for indoor shots or pan oramic views When the Wide converter is attached a shadow may appear in the picture when you use the flash Battery pack Usage time Recording mode MXP FXP XP SP LP BP 807 BP 808 BP 809 Recording maximum 100 min 100 min 100 min 105 min 105 min Recording typical 65 min 65 min 65 min 65 min 65 min Playback 160 min 160 min ...

Page 175: ...sitive super directional microphone attaches to the camcorder s mini advanced shoe It can be used as directional microphone monaural or stereo microphone VL 5 Video Light This video light enables you to record brightly in color even in dark places It attaches to the camcorder s mini advanced shoe for cable free operation VFL 2 Video Flash Light This video flash light allows you to record photos an...

Page 176: ...mcorder while it is mounted on a tripod HTC 100 HDMI Cable Use this cable to connect the camcorder to an external device using an all digital connection allowing you to enjoy play back at the highest quality This cable sends both video and audio signals This mark identifies genuine Canon video accessories When you use Canon video equipment we recommend Canon brand accessories or products bearing t...

Page 177: ...igh Capacity memory card not included Maximum Recording Time approximate figures 64 GB built in memory MXP mode 5 hr 55 min FXP mode 8 hr 20 min XP mode 11 hr 30 min SP mode 19 hr 10 min LP mode 24 hr 30 min Commercially available 16 GB memory card MXP mode 1 hr 25 min FXP mode 2 hr 5 min XP mode 2 hr 50 min SP mode 4 hr 45 min LP mode 6 hr 5 min Image Sensor 1 2 6 inch CMOS approx 8 590 000 pixel...

Page 178: ... L 3264 x 2456 M 1920 x 1440 S 640 x 480 pixels Simultaneous recording LW 3264 x 1840 MW 1920 x 1080 pixels Terminals AV OUT Terminal 3 5 mm minijack output only dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output Video 1 Vp p 75 Ω unbalanced Audio 10 dBV 47 kΩ load 3 kΩ or less USB Terminal mini B USB 2 0 Hi Speed USB COMPONENT OUT Terminal proprietary mini D terminal Luminance Y 1 Vp p 75 Ω ...

Page 179: ...39 VA 240 V Operating temperature 0 40 C Dimensions 52 x 29 x 90 mm Weight 135 g BP 807 Battery Pack Battery type Rechargeable lithium ion battery compatible with Intelligent System Rated voltage 7 4 V DC Operating temperature 0 40 C Battery capacity 890 mAh Dimensions 30 7 x 35 2 x 40 2 mm Weight 49 g Weight and dimensions are approximate Errors and omissions excepted The information in this manu...

Page 180: ...lder structure The Instruction Manual Music Data CD ROM includes extra music tracks under the folder MUSIC1 in addition to the music tracks under the folder MUSIC2 that come pre installed in the built in memory You can replace the pre installed music tracks or transfer additional music files from the CD ROM to enjoy a wider variety of background music tracks In the built in memory CANON MY_MUSIC M...

Page 181: ... program 54 Built in backup battery 167 C Calendar display 47 Capturing photos from video 100 Color bars Test tone 136 COMPONENT OUT terminal 114 116 Condensation 169 Connections to external devices 115 Continuous shooting 96 Copying Movies 85 Photos 102 Custom key dial 77 D Data code 71 141 Date and time 33 Date format 146 Daylight saving time 34 Time zone 34 Deleting Movies 52 83 Photos 89 91 Di...

Page 182: ...Notification sounds 144 O Onscreen display selection 71 Original recordings 81 P P recording program 56 Peaking 140 Photo numbers 145 Photo quality 88 Photo size 88 Playback Movies 44 Photos 90 Playlist 81 Portrait recording program 54 Power save 40 Pre recording 62 Pre selecting recordings 51 Print order 111 Print share button 106 129 Printing photos 105 Protecting photos 101 Q Quick Start functi...

Page 183: ... Spotlight recording program 55 Sunset recording program 54 T Telephoto 42 Timeline 49 Transfer order 130 Transferring to a computer Movies 120 Photos 126 Tripod 164 Troubleshooting 148 Tv recording program 56 U USB terminal 114 118 V Video snapshot 59 Volume 44 75 143 W White balance 67 Wide angle 42 Wind screen 138 Wireless controller 24 Z Zebra pattern 140 Zoom 42 Digital zoom 137 Zoom speed 42...

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