Canon VIXIA HF20 Instruction Manual

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Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL...

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CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of battery pack is attached. Use only the same type of battery pack. • Do not expose battery pack to excessive heat such as the inside of a car under direct sunlight, fire, etc. Important Warning C...

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In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF20 A/ VIXIA HF200 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do...

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ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ~~ GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART H) NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT Fig. ...

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30 Damage Requiring Service - Disconnect this product from the wall outlet and all power sources including battery, and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b...

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Online product registration for USA Customers only. Register your product online at www.registercanon.com ¥' Protect your product We will keep the model number and date of purchase of your new Canon product on file to help you refer to this inf...

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Enjoying High-Definition Video with your Camcorder Preserve your most treasured memories, be it unforgettable scenery or cherished moments spent with family and friends, with high-definition video recordings of a quality second only to actually being...

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What are the advantages of flash memory? Your videos and photos are recorded in the built-in memory (GJII!) only) or on commercially available SD/SDHC memory cards 2 using AVCHD specifications 3 . Recording on flash memory means that there are no mov...

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Can I play back my high-definition video on other devices? Needless to say, you can connect your camcorder to an HDTV to enjoy your recordings with family and friends ([IJ 120). You also have the following options: • You can easily play back video ...

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Table of contents • Introduction 8 Enjoying High-Definition Video with your Camcorder 16 About this Manual 18 Getting to Know the Camcorder 18 Supplied Accessories and CD-'ROMs 20 Names of Parts 23 Screen Displays • Preparations 27 Getting S...

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• Video 45 Basic Recording 45 Shooting Video 46 Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) 47 Zooming 48 Quick Start Function 50 Basic Playback 50 Playing Back the Video 52 Selecting what Recordings to Play Back 53 Searching for Scenes 55 Selecti...

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83 Playlist and Scene Operations 83 Dividing Scenes 84 Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting, Moving and Playing Back 87 mtm Copying Scenes Basic Recording Taking Photos Selecting Photo Size and Quality Deleting a Photo Right After Recording It Basi...

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• External Connections 116 Terminals on the Camcorder 117 Connection Diagrams 120 Playback on a TV Screen 121 Saving Your Recordings 121 Saving Your Recordings on a Computer 122 Authoring High-Definition (AVCHD) Discs and Photo DVDs 126 Copying you...

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About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon VIXIA HF20NIXIA HF200. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to Troubleshooting (...

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Advanced Functions Special Scene Recording Programs Recording in a very bright ski resort or capturing the full colors of a sunset or a fireworks display becomes as easy as selecting a Special Scene recording program. For details about the available ...

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Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following accessories are supplied with the camcorder: .... CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (inc!. power cord) BP-809 Battery Pack ..... .... WL-D88 Wireless Controller (inc!. CR2025 lithium button battery) SlV-250N ...

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The following CD-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA Application - Disc 1 CD-ROM* and 'PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE' Installation Guide - ImageMixer 3 SE Transfer Utility - Software for saving and transferring movies. - ...

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Names of Parts ®® CD RESET button (CO 150) @ VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) button (CD 66)/ ~ /IV (print/share) button (CD 109, 129) ® DISP. (on-screen display) button (CO 77)/ BAD. INFO button (CO 26) @) Speaker (CD 50) ® Memory card slot cover ® ...

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I @ Mini advanced shoe (OJ 80) @ PHOTO button (CIJ 90) @ Zoom lever (CIJ 47) @ ON/OFF (CHG) (charge) indicator: Green - ON Orange - Standby (CIJ 48) Red - Charging (CIJ 27) @ POWER button @ Remote sensor (CIJ 29) @ LCD screen (CIJ 31) @ Joystick (CIJ...

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Bottom view @@) Wireless Controller WL -088 22 • Introduction @ BATTERY RELEASE switch (OJ 28) @> Tripod socket (OJ 162) CD START/STOP button (OJ 45) ® FUNC. button (OJ 37, 133) ® MENU button (OJ 37,136) @) PLAYLIST button (OJ 84) ® Navigatio...

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Screen Displays ~ii.::l Recording Movies @ @ ® -@ @ @ @ _ _._@ @@@)@ @ CD Operating mode (OJ 34) ® Recording program (OJ 61,63,65) ® White balance (OJ 73) @ Image effect (OJ 75) ® Digital effect (CD 76) ® Recording mode (CD 46) (J) Photo quality...

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l,ia1 Recording Photos @i @l @' ® ® ®J @ ® @ Zoom (OJ 47), Exposure 0-1-0 (OJ 70) @ Light metering mode (OJ 100) @ Drive mode (CIJ 98) ® Photo quality/size (CIJ 91) ® Self timer (CIJ 69) [~,) Playing Movies (During Playback) CD ® ® Data ...

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!ii.?l Viewing Photos @ Histogram ([IJ 102) ® Current photo / Total number of photos @ Photo number ([IJ 144) @ Protected photo mark ([IJ 104) @ Date and time of recording @ Manual focus ([IJ 71) @ File size ® Manual exposure ([IJ 70) @ Photo size ...

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26 • Introduction ...

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Preparations This chapter describes basic operations, such as navigating the menus, and first time settings to help you learn more about your camcorder. Getting Started Charging the Battery Pack I ON/OFF (CHG) (charge) indicator -I-~ ONlOFF(OiG) _~ ....

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• If the indicator flashes quickly, refer to Troubleshooting (CD 147). To remove the battery pack 1 Slide [BATTERY RELEASE] in the direction of the arrow and hold it pressed down. 2 Slide the battery pack down and then pull it out. o IMPORTANT • ...

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• We recommend that you prepare battery packs to last 2 to 3 times longer than you think you might need. . • USA and Canada only: The Lithium ion/polymer battery that powers the product is recyclable. Please call 1-800-8-BATIERY for information o...

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CD NOTES • The wireless controller may not work properly when the remote sensor is situated under strong light sources or direct sunlight. • If the wireless controller does not work, check that r ":1 E) [Wireless Remote Control] is not set t...

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To attach the wrist strap Pass the attach ing end of the wrist strap through the back bracket on the camcorder, thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. You can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both fo...

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Subject can monitor the LCD screen CD 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...

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Screen Dimmer] setting (OJ 141) to use in places where the light from the LCD screen can be a nuisance. Preparations • 33 I ...

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Basic Operation of the Camcorder Operating Modes Recording When recording video or photos, the camcorder's operating mode is determined by the position of the camera mode dial. ~ [AUTO I photos (CO 45, 90). Dual Shot Record video and take photos...

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• In t*l!,l mode, menus cannot be accessed but the following settings can be changed in advance, before setting the camera mode dial to .,p . - Recording mode of movies - Size/quality of photos - mrm Your selection of recording media for movies/pho...

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Selecting an Option from the FUNG. Menu The following is an example of selecting a FUNC. menu option in !i;f,.[m mode (the operation is similar in fiii;B;:) mode). In playback modes, the operation varies depending on the function selected so refer to...

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• Move (~T) the orange selection bar to the tabs at the top of the screen to select a different menu (step 3). 5 Select (~T, .... ~) the desired option and press @ to save the setting. 6 Press [FUNC.]. You can press lr=F:-:-:UN:-:-::C~.) to close t...

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First Time Settings Setting the Date and Time You will need to set the date and time of the camcorder before you can start using it. The [DatefTime] screen will appear automatically when the cam- corder's clock is not set. When the [DatefTime] s...

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Changing the language The default language of the camcorder is English. You can set it to one of 22 other languages. I (OJ 34) [FUNC.) 0 [§] Menu] €) ~ E) [Language @)] E) Desired language E) [FUNC.] CD NOTES • The displays ~II •• and .NI th...

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Using a Memory Card Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder You can use commercially available ~ SDHC (SD high capacity) memory cards and S;/i# SD memory cards with this camcorder. How- ever, depending on its Speed Class, you may not be ab...

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I 1:1 II " . (OJ 34) [FUNCo] C [§] Menu] E') ~ or ~ E) [Rec Media for Movies] or [Rec Media for Photos] €) Select the built-in memory or memory card* E) [FUNCo] * When selecting the memory, you can check the total, used and approximate a...

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o IMPORTANT • Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings. Lost origi- nal recordings cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance using an external device (OJ 121). • When the memory is initialized, m...

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Video This chapter covers functions related to shooting movies, including recording, playback, advanced functions and playlist and scene operations. Basic Recording Shooting Video (CD 34) 1 Set the camera mode dial to .~ or ·iJ. 2 Turn on the camcor...

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- 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. • Be sure to save your recordings regularly (CD 121), especially after mak- ing important...

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3 hr . 2 hr. 20 min. Approximate recordillgthnes . GJtIi) 32 GB I i Built-in memory ; i [4·Gs·.······2omin. u ·3o·min.·4oml".·1 hr.··r ·1h~.·········< !~~~?ry card ! ..... ...!..,.., 10 min. 30 min. 18GB 40 min. 1 hr. ...

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15x Optical Zoom T Zoom in ~W-To. ~W-To. W Zoom out CD NOTES • Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the subject. At full wide angle, you can focus on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.). • In 'Jo"fl or I:iii;;l mode, you can also set...

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A beep will sound and the green ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will change to orange to indicate the camcorder entered standby mode. 2 When you wish to resume recording, open the LCD panel. The ON/OFF (CHG) indicator turns back green and the camcorder is rea...

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Basic Playback Playing Back the Video I (OJ 34) : ;:~::;::~ mode dial to .~ or w~ • Even if the camcorder is off, pressing ."~[E] will turn on the camcorder in playback mode. • The index screen appears after a few seconds. 3 Move (Ji..T, ~~)...

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....... .,... ... ~ ~M.';"~'?, ... <~.:. ~ .... » - 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. • You may not be abl...

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I...... II ~~t • ~<- _""''"' <-- v ~v,., Skipping scenes Camcorder: Open (A.) the joystick guide E) Select (A.~) the bottom row E) Push the joystick (~~) toward ~ * to skip to the beginning of the current scene o...

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1 In the index screen, move (A.T) the orange selection frame to the tabs on the top of the screen. 2 Select ( ..... ~) the tab corresponding to the recordings you want to play back. 3 Return (A.T) to the index screen to select a scene or photo. By de...

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• When you move the cursor to a date displayed in white, a thumbnail showing a still image from the first scene recorded on that date will be displayed next to the calendar. Below it will appear the number of scenes recorded (~) and the total recor...

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Selecting Only Scenes in which People's Faces Were Detected If you recorded movies with the Face Detection function (CD 72) acti- vated, the camcorder can narrow down the scenes shown in the index screen, leaving only those scenes where a face w...

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Timeline ruler Page slidebar mtm You can select the original movies in the built-in memory or on the memory card (OJ 52). 2 Select (AT, ~~) the scene you want to view and press [DISP.]. • The [Timeline] screen appears. The large thumbnail will show...

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Timeline ruler - Page slide bar • The [Timeline by Faces] screen appears. The large thumbnail shows the point at which a face was first detected. Below it, frames are taken from the scene every time the main subject detected by the camcorder change...

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• mm You can select the original movies or photos in the built-in memory or on the memory card (OJ 52). • You can press [VIDEO SNAP] to open the index screen for video snapshot scenes (OJ 66). 2 Open the selection screen. [FUNC.) C [~ Select] C [...

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([IJ 34) Options [All Scenes] Deletes all the scenes. [All Scenes (this date)) Deletes all the scenes recorded on the same day as the selected scene. [This Scene] Deletes only the scene marked with the orange selec- tion frame. [Selected Scenes] Dele...

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CD NOTES • Deleting a scene from the original index screen also deletes that scene from the playlist (OJ 84). • To delete all movies and make all recordable space available again you may prefer to initialize the memory (OJ 43). • You may not be...

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Options (. Default value) [" 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. [ J Night] To record in low-light s...

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Changing the Shutter Speed and Aperture Select the [p Programmed AE] recording program to use functions like the white balance or image effects. Select one of the other automatic exposure recording programs to control the shutter speed or aperture. (...

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[1/2]*, [1/4]*, [1/8], [1/15], [1/30] To record in low-light situations. [1/60] To record under most ordinary conditions. [1/100] To record indoor sports scenes. [1/250], [11500], [1/1000]** To record from within a moving car or train or to shoot fas...

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Cinema Mode: Giving a Cinematic Look to your Recordings Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the [It] Cine Mode] recording program. Combine this recording program with the 24 fps progressive frame rate [lim PF24] to get the enhanced effect ...

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Using an External Video Light You can use the optional VL-5 Video Light or VFL-2 Video Flash Light when you need a video light that is stronger than the built-in mini video light. Attach the optional video light to the mini advanced shoe. • Refer t...

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1 Open the original movies index screen and press [VIDEO SNAP] • - • The button's blue light will turn on and only the video snapshot scenes will appear in the index screen. • mtm You can select their original movies in the built-in memory...

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CD NOTES • You can also add to the playlist (OJ 84) just the video snapshot scenes you want to watch and arrange their playback order. • When the memory is initialized, music files will be erased as well. • Use the supplied software Music Trans...

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The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before [START/STOP] was pressed. CD NOTES • While pre-recording is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notifi- cation sounds. • The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to...

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- Pressing [START/STOP] (when recording movies) or [PHOTO] fully (when recording photos). - Setting the camcorder to standby mode. - Changing the camcorder's operating mode. - Turning off the camcorder. ...... . -.t... .. . j... . -. ,- -'....

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• • • .. BLC~ CD NOTES • If the recording program is changed during exposure lock, the cam- corder will return to automatic exposure. Automatic Backlight Correction When shooting subjects with a strong light source behind them, you can have t...

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• When face detection (OJ 72) is activated, instead of the center of the picture, the camcorder will magnify the face of the person identified as the main subject. If there is more than one person in the picture, you can select the main subject man...

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Main subject --=-~I~Wk- Move the white detection frame to the person for whom you want to optimize the camcorder's settings. CD NOTES • The camcorder may mistakenly detect the faces of non-human sub- jects. In such case, turn face detection of...

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Options (. Default value) [AWB 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 record on a cloudy...

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- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest) - Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent lights • Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may not be obtained with [~ Fluorescent] or [~ Fluorescent H]. If th...

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To set the custom image effect 1 Press @ and select (.T) the custom setting options. 2 Adjust ( ...... ~) each setting as desired. 3 When you finish all the adjustments, press @ then [FUNC.] to save the settings and close the menu. Digital Effects (C...

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To fade in/out Activate the selected fader in record pause mode (ell), then press [START/STOP] to start recording with a fade in. Activate the selected fader while recording (.), then press [START/STOP] to fade out and pause the recording. To activat...

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* Pressing [DISP.) will turn off most of the icons and displays that appears automati- cally but will not remove onscreen displays that were turned on manually (for example, onscreen markers, the audio level meter or the joystick guide). Audio Record...

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• Press @ twice to return the camcorder to automatic adjustment of the audio recording level. To display the audio level indicator Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recordi...

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To adjust the volume of the headphones In [!!J mode, adjust (~ .. ) the volume of the headphones with the r""j o [Headphone Volume] setting ([IJ 141). In [.!Rl mode, and in EB] mode during slideshow playback, adjust the headphones volume th...

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details about how to attach and use the accessories, refer also to the instruction manual of the accessory used. 1 Retract the mini advanced shoe Example: Attaching an optional DM-100 cover in the direction of the arrow. Directional Stereo Microphone...

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Using other microphones You can also use commercially avail- able microphones. Connect the exter- nal microphone to the MIC terminal. Use commercially available condenser microphones with their own power supply. You can connect almost any stereo micr...

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Playlist and Scene Operations Dividing Scenes You can divide scenes (original scenes only) in order to leave out the best parts and later cut out the rest. I (OJ 34) 1 Open the original movies index screen. mtm You can select the original movies in t...

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- Scenes that were not recorded with this camcorder. • Scenes cannot be divided within 0.5 seconds from the beginning or the end of the scene. • During the playback of a scene that was divided, you may notice some anomalies in the picture/sound a...

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• Press [PLAYLlST) on the camcorder or on the wireless controller to switch between the original movies index screen and the playlist. Original movies __ -----... Playlist CD NOTES • Deleting or moving scenes in the playlist will not affect the o...

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• You can press [VIDEO SNAP] to open the playlist index screen for video snapshot scenes (Q] 66). 2 Select (AT, .... ~) the scene you want to delete. This step is not necessary to delete all scenes. 3 Delete the scene. [FUNC.] C[tfij Delete] €) D...

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• mm Before pressing IPLAYLlST), you can select the original movies in the built-in memory or on the memory card to open the playlist of the respective memory (CD 52). • You can press [VIDEO SNAP] to display only video snapshot scenes in the play...

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Copying Original Movies Options [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 the memory card ...

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o 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 not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcord...

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Photos Refer to this chapter for details on shooting photos - taking photos and playing them back, capturing photos from video and printing photos. Basic Recording Taking Photos (OJ 34) ® PHOTO ~ 1 Set the camera mode dial to .:. or • .p. 2 Turn o...

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CD NOTES • If the subject is not suitable for autofocus, 8 turns yellow. Adjust the focus manually (OJ 71). • When the subject is too bright, [Overexp.] will flash on the screen. In such case, use the optional FS-H37U ND filter. Selecting Photo S...

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[FUNC.] E) [.L 2100x1575] C Desired photo size* €) Desired photo quality* C [FUNC.] * 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...

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Basic Playback Viewing Photos I .. "' ", , "" ,. ...-, 1. ~., I (CD 34) To start directly in single photo view 1 Set the camera mode dial to O. 2 Press ."~[B. The last photo recorded will be displayed in single photo vie...

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You can also move the zoom lever toward W to open the photo index screen. Photo Jump Function When you have recorded a large number of photos, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a time. .. 1 Open (A) the joystick guide. 2 Select (£T) the ~ icon and pr...

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Using the FUNC. Menu 1 In single photo view, open the photo selection screen. [FUNC.] €) [lID Delete] UiBlf Delete] appears on the screen. 2 Select (~~) the photo you want to delete and press ~. 3 Select (~) [Yes] and press ~ to delete the photo. 4...

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Magnifying Photos during Playback In single photo view, photos can be magnified up to 5 times. # will appear for photos that cannot be enlarged. I" "' "' .. ,~ (OJ 34) 1 Move the zoom lever toward T. • The photo is magnifie...

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Additional Functions Flash You can use the flash to take photos in dark places. (CD 34) Options (. Default value) ~A (auto). The flash fires automatically according to the brightness of the subject. • (red-eye reduction, auto) The flash fires autom...

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.,,$'" appears when you turn on the video flash light (0 ON). For details about using the video flash light, refer to the instruction manual of the VFL-2. CD NOTES • The flash will not fire in the following cases: - When you manually adju...

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SPOINTS TO CHECK • Select a recording program other than [·W· Fireworks]. Options (. Default value) [0 Single]· Records a single photo. [~ Continuous Shooting], [ ~ Hi-Speed Continuous Shooting] Captures a series of up to 60 photos as long as yo...

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In [Hili) mode, the size/quality of photos taken while recording video (simultaneous recording) will be determined by the setting selected with this procedure; the size/quality of photos taken i~ record pause mode will be determined by the photo size...