Canon VIXIA HF M300, Instruction Manual

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- The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached. Such battery packs can-
not be charged using this camcorder.
A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter.
- A faint sound can be heard while the compact power adapter is connected to a power outlet.
This is not a malfunction.
The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatures.
- The battery may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack.
Recording
Pressing
g
will not start recording.
- You cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous recordings onto the memory
(while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). Wait until the camcorder has finished.
- The memory is full or it already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes).
Delete some recordings (
0
56, 102) or initialize the memory (
0
40) to free some space.
The point where
g
was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the
recording.
- There is a slight interval between pressing
g
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 (
0
74).
- The lens or Instant AF sensor is dirty. Clean the lens or sensor with a soft lens-cleaning cloth
(
0
191). Never use tissue paper to clean the lens.
When a subject flits across in front of the lens, the image appears slightly bent.
- This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors. When a subject crosses very quickly in
front of the camcorder, the image may seem slightly warped. This is not a malfunction.
Changing the operating mode between recording (
N
)/record pause (
M
)/playback (
A
)
takes longer than usual.
- When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than
usual. Save your recordings (
0
128) and initialize the memory (
0
40).
Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly.
- This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings
(
0
128) and initialize the memory (
0
40).
Cannot record a photo in mode.
- You cannot take photos in this mode if
8 8
[Simultaneous Recording] is set to [Off]
(
0
110), or if either the digital zoom (
0
152) or a digital effect (
0
69) is activated.