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PUB. DIM-1006-000 English Français Español HD Camcorder Inst st ruction Manual HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Caméscope HD Manuel d'instruction Videocámara HD Manual de Instrucciones C OP Y.
2 Introduc tion 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 SHO CK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE , USE THE RECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y .
3 The Mains plug is used a s the disconnect device. The Ma ins plug shall remain readily ope rable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident. CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of batt eries are attached. Use only the same type of batteries.
4 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF S30 A and all its accesso r ies. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water .
5 21 Placing or Moving — Do not pla ce on an unstable cart, stand , tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, c ausing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. A product and cart c ombination should be moved with care.
6 30 Damage Requiring Service — Disconnect this product from the wal l outlet and all power sources inc luding battery , and refer serv icing to qualified s ervice personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power -supply cord or plug is damaged.
7 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • Macintosh and Mac OS are trad em arks of Apple Inc.
8 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definitio n Video Y ou r camcorde r’ s full high-definit ion image sensor (Full HD CMOS) captures video at a r esolution of 1,920 x 1,08 0 pixels 2 . Videos are th en recorded i n the memory in high definition , using A V CHD speci ficat ions 3 .
9 Smart AU T O ( 0 45) Smart AUTO automat ical ly se lects the bes t scene m ode for the scen e you w ant to shoot . Y ou get s pecta cula r recordi ngs every time w ithout worrying about setting s . Video S nap shot ( 0 71) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound music.
10 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi SD AVCHD MPEG-2 SD-Video Connect the camc or der to an HDTV ( 0 130) Play video dir ectly from y our reco rded memory card AVCHD-c ompatible HDTVs an d digital r ecorders with a card slo t compatible with the type of memory card used 4 .
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12 Table of cont ents Introduction 8 Excit ing Features and New Functions 16 About this Manual 18 Getting to Know the C amcorder 18 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 20 Names of P arts Pre.
Table of conte nts 13 Dual Shot Mode 44 Basic Recor ding 44 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in Dual Shot Mode 45 About the Smart AUTO mode 48 Zooming 49 Quick Start Functi on V ideo 51 B.
14 Table of cont ents 87 Using Headphones 88 Using the Mini Advanced Shoe 89 Using an External Micr ophone 91 Using the Custom Key and Dial 92 Using a Zoom Remote Contr oller 93 Selecting the Play.
Table of conte nts 15 External Connections 127 T erminals on the Camcor der 128 Connection Diagrams 130 Playback on a TV Screen 132 Saving an d Sharing Y our Recordings 132 Copying Recordings .
16 Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon VIXIA HF S30. Plea se read this ma nu al ca ref ul ly b e fore yo u use t he cam c ord er an d re ta in it fo r f ut ure ref erence. Should y our camcor der f ail to operate co rrect ly , refer t o T rouble shooting ( 0 170).
Introdu ction 17 Self Timer • n appears. • Repeat, selecting [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . mode: In record pause mode, press g . The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown*. The countdown appears on the screen. mode: Press j , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully .
18 Introduction Getti ng to Know the Camco rder Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor d er: X CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl.
Introdu ction 19 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA's T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer U tility for saving and transfe rring movies an d music fil es you can u se as b ackgr ound music.
20 Introduction Names of Parts 1 Stereo microphone (L) ( 0 85) 2 Speaker ( 0 53) 3 2 (camera/p lay) butto n ( 0 32) 4 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) b utton ( 0 71) 5 DISP .
Introdu ction 21 S g Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 88) S h Zoom lever ( 0 48) S j PHOTO b utton ( 0 44 , 110) S k ACCESS indicator ( 0 44, 61, 11 0) S l Pop-up fl ash ( 0 113) and mi ni video light ( 0 .
22 Introduction Wireless Con troller WL-D89 F q T ripod socket ( 0 18 8) F a BA TTERY RE LEASE swit ch ( 0 24) F s Dioptric adjustment leve r ( 0 29) 1 ST ART/ STOP butt on ( 0 44, 61) 2 b (index selec tion) button ( 0 55 ) Press and hold fo r more than 2 seconds to switch betw een shootin g and pla yback mod e.
Prepa rations 23 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder .
24 Prepa rati ons 5 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the c amcorder was on, t he green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when y o u tu rn of f the camcorder . After a moment, the ON/OFF (CHG ) indi cator w ill s tart flas hing i n r ed (batt ery pa ck c hargin g).
Prepa rations 25 • T o p rev ent eq uipment b r eakdowns and excess ive he ating, do not con- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to volt age c onverter s for overs eas trav els or specia l power sources su ch as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc.
26 Prepa rati ons To use the wirele ss controller Point the wireless contr oller at the camcorder’ s remote sensor when you press the buttons. Y ou can rota te the LCD panel 180 degr e es to use the wir eless controller from th e front of the camcor der .
Prepa rations 27 To attach an optional s houlder strap Pass the ends of the shoulder strap thr ough th e strap mount on the gri p belt and adjust the l e ngt h of t he st rap. Adjusting the LCD Screen and Using the Viewfinder Rot ating the LC D P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.
28 Prepa rati ons NOTES • About the LCD and viewfin der screens: The scr e ens ar e produced using extr emely high -prec ision manufac turing tec hniques, wit h more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels m ay occasionally m isfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots.
Prepa rations 29 Using t he Viewf inder If it is difficult to use the LCD screen even after tur ning on the LCD backlight, y ou can use the viewfinder . Y ou can also use the viewfinder when you rotate the LCD p anel 180 ° to let the subject watch the reco rd ing .
30 Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operat ing mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips.
Prepa rations 31 Operating Modes Rec ord ing When recording video or photos, the camcorder’ s op erating mode is determi n ed by the pos ition of the mode switch and the ons cree n con- trol buttons. * The mode icon displayed will change according to the optimal mode selected by the Smart AUTO function ( 0 45).
32 Prepa rati ons Playback Press the came ra/play b utton S to s witch the cam- cord er bet ween camer a (r ecor ding) mode and playba ck mode. The playback mode you s witch into depends on the initial r ecording mode. Y ou can press S when the camcor der is off to turn it on dir ectly in play back mo de.
Prepa rations 33 Using the Menus Many of the camcorder’ s functions can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. In mode, howeve r , menus cannot be accessed and, except in a few cases, most menu sett ings wil l retu rn to their default values.
34 Prepa rati ons The Se tup Menu s 1 or mo de only: T o uch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. Y ou can also pr ess u on the wireless controlle r to op en the set up menus.
Prepa rations 35 First T ime Settings Setting th e Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der before you can start using it . The [Dat e/Time] scr een will appear automaticall y when the cam- corde r’ s cl ock is not se t.
36 Prepa rati ons Changing the Language The default languag e of the camcord er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 22 other languages. * On ly when perform ing the p rocedure in a recording mod e. NOTES • Some control buttons, suc h as [ZOOM ], [FUN C.
Prepa rations 37 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compa tible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use commer cially available Secur e Digital (SD) cards with this camcor der . However , dependi ng on the memory car d, you may not be able to rec ord movies.
38 Prepa rati ons SDXC Memory Cards Y ou can use SDXC memory cards with this camcor der . When using memory ca rds with ot her devi ces, such a s digita l reco rd ers, comp uters and car d reader s, make sure that the ext ernal devic e is compatible with SDXC card s.
Prepa rations 39 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 42) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indicator is of f. 2 Open the double memory card slot cover .
40 Prepa rati ons Selecting the Memor y for the Recordings Y ou can select to r ecor d your movies and photos in the built-in mem- ory or on a memory car d.
Prepa rations 41 Relay R ecordi ng of Movi es Y ou can activate t he r elay r ecor ding so i f the mem ory you ar e using becomes full while r ecording movies , the recor ding will continue unin- terrup ted on a memory car d. Wh en rec ord in g o n m em or y c ard X , you can use memory car d Y for rela y re co rdi ng ( 57 ).
42 Prepa rati ons Initia lizing the Memo ry Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory to permanently del ete all the re cordings it contains.
Prepa rations 43 IMPORT AN T • Initi alizin g the me mory wi ll perma nent ly eras e all recordin gs. Lost o rigi- nal reco rdin gs can not be rec ov ere d. M ak e sure you sav e im po rta nt r ecor d ings in advance using an external device ( 0 132).
44 Dual Shot Mode Dual Shot Mode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in the all-auto matic Dual Shot mode, and how to use basic sh oot- ing fun cti ons l ike zoom an d Q uic k Start . T o enjoy f ull access to menus and m or e advanced functions, refer to the relevant chapters fo r video ( 0 61) and photos ( 0 110) .
Dual Shot Mode 45 When you have fin ished recording 1 Make su re tha t the ACCESS indicat or is of f. 2 T ur n off the camcorde r . 3 Close the LCD panel. About Du al Shot • Only the follow ing f unctio ns are availabl e in mo de. - Zoom ( 0 48).
46 Dual Shot Mode IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der .
Dual Shot Mode 47 • Be sure to sav e yo ur rec ord ing s reg ula rly ( 0 132), espe cially after making import ant recordings . Canon shall no t be liab le for any lo ss or corruption of data.
48 Dual Shot Mode Zoomin g There ar e three ways y ou can zoom in and out: using the zoom lev er on the camc order , using the zoom buttons on th e wir eless controlle r or using the zoom contro ls on the touch scr een. In addit ion to t he 10x optica l zoom, in mode, y ou can turn on the 200x digital zoom with the 7 8 [Digital Zoom] setting.
Dual Shot Mode 49 2 T ouch the zoom controls to operate the zoo m. T ouch anyw her e within the Q area to zoom out or anywher e within t h e P area to zoom in. T ouch cl oser to th e cente r for a slow zoom; touch c loser to the e / d icons for faster zooms.
50 Dual Shot Mode 2 When you wish to resume recording, ope n the LCD p anel. • The ON/ OFF (CHG) i ndicator turns back gr een and the camco rder is read y t o re cord . • Y ou can also p ull o ut th e viewf inder to start r ecor ding with t he LCD pane l closed.
Video 51 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i n cludi ng play- back, ad vanced sh ooting, ad vanced functi o ns an d playli st and scene operations . For details ab out basic vide o shooting, r efer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 44). Basic Pla yback Playing Back the Video 1P r e s s S .
52 Video 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever towar d Q to show 15 sc enes per page; move it tow ard P to s how 6 scenes per p age. A Memory being read. B Index screen currently displayed. C Drag your finger left fo r the next inde x page*.
Video 53 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Playbac k will star t f rom the scene se lected and conti nue until the end of the last scene in the index scr e en. • T ouch th e scre en durin g playbac k to displa y the play back contr ols.
54 Video During p layback pause : IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der .
Video 55 The Index Sele ction Screen: Sele cting the Cont ent to Play Back From th e index selection screen you can select the content you want to play back (original scenes , playli s t, or photos, for ex ample). Y ou can also select t he memory fr om which you want to play back your r ecor d - ing s.
56 Video Option s NOTES • Fast/ slow playba ck modes are not ava ilabl e for scenes converte d to stand ard de finiti on. Scene s in the [S D Scenes] ind ex scr een s can only be pla yed back at normal spe ed. [Original] O rigin al movi es as you recorded th em.
Video 57 3D Flip View 3D Flip View is a fun way to display your vide o recordings (original scenes) in a 3D layout, or g anized by recor ding date. In any index screen, touch [ b ] 8 [3D Flip View]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch t he scr een once to d isplay the contr ols then touch [ Q ] t o open the [Photos] index scr een.
58 Video Narrowin g Down the Scenes Shown in the Index S creen Fro m the [Ori ginal] index scr een, you can narrow down the scenes shown, lea ving onl y scenes th at wer e record ed on a specific date o r only those scenes in which peop le's faces wer e detected.
Video 59 2 Open the c alendar screen. • Dates that contain s cenes ( that is, movi es wer e re cor ded on that date) ap pear i n black aga inst a sil ver ba ckgr ound. Dates witho ut recordi ngs ap pear gr ayed o ut. •T o u c h [ y ] or [ A ] to j ump to the pr evious/ next ca lendar mont h that contai ns re cordings .
60 Video 3 T ouch on the individual sce nes you want to delete. • A check mark O will appear on sc enes se lected. T ouc h a sel ecte d scene agai n to r emove t he che ckmark. • T o s elect all the sc enes a t once: T ouch [Sel ect All ] instead of touchi ng indi vidual scenes .
Video 61 Advanced Functions Shooting Video in y Manual Mode When the mode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enj oy full access t o the menus and manually adjust the exposu re, focus, whi te balance an d many more of the camc order 's setti ngs to your prefe r- ence.
62 Video NOTES • The zoom, Qui ck Start func tion, po wer saving mode s, etc. oper ate the same way in mod e as in mod e. F or d etails , refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 44). Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der off ers 5 rec ording modes.
Video 63 Spe cial Sc ene Rec ord ing Pr ograms Recor ding in a very bright ski resor t or capturing the ful l colors of a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r ecor d ing pr og ram. Opt ions ( Default value) Approximat e recording tim es Default value 1 Recorded in 1,920 x 1,080 resolu tion.
64 Video [ G Sport s] T o recor d sports scenes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o re cord n igh tsca pes wi th lower no ise. [ I Snow] T o re cord in br igh t sk i re so rts wit ho ut the subject be ing underexposed. [ J Bea ch] T o r ecord on a sunny be ach without the subject be ing underexposed.
Video 65 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pict ure may not appear smooth during pla yback. •[ F Portrai t]: T he bl ur ef fect of the b ackg round incr eases the m ore you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may become over exposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es.
66 Video To change the frame rate NOTES • Mo vi es rec orde d w ith th e [ z 24F] frame r ate ca nnot be c onvert ed to standard definition usin g the camcord er .
Video 67 NOTES • If the degr ee of ca mcor der shake is too high, th e image stabil izer ma y not be able to full y compen sate. • Power ed IS i s not av ailable i n mode.
68 Video Pre- Recordi ng The camcord er will start recor ding 3 seconds before you p ress g , ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni- ties. Th is is es pecially us eful wh en it i s dif ficult to pr edict w hen to s tart reco rd ing .
Video 69 Face Detection The camc order automa tically detects people’ s faces and uses thi s information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recordi ng p rogram other th an [ q Night Scene], [ p Low L ight] or [ M Firewor ks].
70 Video • Fac e det ection canno t be use d when the shu tter speed used is s lower than 1/30 (1/24 if the frame rate is set to [ E PF24] or [ z 24F]) or when the digital zoom is activated at mor e than 40x z oom (dark blue area on the zoom bar).
Video 71 Video S naps hot Recor d a series of shor t scenes or captur e short s cenes fr om a movie you have p reviously recorded. Play your v ideo snapsh ot scenes set to your favorite music ( 0 95) to cr eate your own fun music video.
72 Video Digital Effects * Y ou ca n preview the digital effect on the screen. • The i con o f the s elect ed digit al ef fect appears in gr een. Eff ects a re applied im mediately . To fa de in/ou t Press g in rec ord pa us e m od e ( M ) to start r ecording with a fade in.
Video 73 Manually Setting the Shutt er Speed or Aperture [ A Program med AE] i s the d efault auto matic e xposur e (AE) reco rdi ng pro gram; using it, you can change functions like the whit e balance or image ef fects. Selec t one of the other AE r ecor ding pro grams to contro l the shutter speed or aperture.
74 Video NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On screen only the denominat or is displaye d – [ B 250] indicates a shutter spe ed of 1/250 sec ond, etc. - In m ode , when th e fr ame r ate i s se t to [ E PF24] or [ z 24F], the shutter speeds available w ill be the following: 1/6, 1/12, 1/24, 1/48, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 and 1/2000.
Video 75 Shutter Speed and A perture V alue Gu idelines X With slower shutter speed you ca n add a nice motion blur and sense of movement. With faster shutter speeds you can “fre eze the action” for powerful images of moving subjects. W X With small aperture values only the subj ect is in focus and the background is softly blurred.
76 Video Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under exposed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong lights m ay appear too bright or glaring (overex- posed).
Video 77 T o adju st the T ou ch AE func tion for highl ight s (Highl igh t AE) Certain subj ects, like clouds or white object s, are eas ily over expos ed and ca n end up appear ing as bright are as where a ll detail is lost.
78 Video NOTES • Using the zebra pat tern will not af fect your r e cor d ings. Automatic Gain Control (A GC) Limit When re cording in d ark surr oundings, the camco rder will automati cally incr ease the gai n to try to get a brighter picture. How ever , using higher gain values ma y result in m or e noticeable video noise.
Video 79 POINTS TO CH ECK • Adjust the zoom befor e you start t he procedur e. 1 Open the man ual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the X frame. • The T ouc h AF mark ( P ) wi ll flash and the focu sing d istanc e will be adjusted automat icall y .
80 Video Using the Peakin g Function Peaking can help you achiev e corr ect focus when focus ing manually . While peak ing is activated, the out lines o f subject s tha t are pro perly in focus ar e emphasized and sho wn in co lor .
Video 81 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to ac cur ately r eproduce co lors under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sele ct a re cor ding p ro gram ot her than th e Speci al S cene r ecordi ng pr o- grams.
82 Video NOTES • When you select the cu stom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [D igital Zoom] to [ B Off]. - Res et t he wh ite ba lance when you c hang e loca tion s or t he lig hting or other co nditions change. - Dep endi ng on th e light s ource, g m ay ke ep flas hing.
Video 83 Image Effects Y ou can use the image eff ects to change the color saturation and con- trast to r ecor d movies and pho tos with special c o lor ef fects. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sele ct a re cor ding p ro gram ot her than th e Speci al S cene r ecordi ng pr o- grams.
84 Video Mini Video Light Y ou can turn on the mini video light to shoot video or take photos in dark places . • The mi ni vid eo light p ops up and l i ghts up and Y appears on the screen. • Repe at, se lectin g [ B Of f], to turn of f the mini video light and gently press the pop-up m ini video light to close it.
Video 85 Self Timer • n appear s . • Rep eat , selecti ng [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . mod e: In record pause mode , press g . The c amcor der starts r ecor d ing afte r a 10 -second countdow n*. Th e countdo wn appear s on the scr een.
86 Video Manual Adju stment of th e Audio Recording Level 1 Open the manual aud io recor ding level adjustmen t scr een. • The au d io l evel ind icato r and cu rren t audio re cord ing l evel wi ll app ear on the scr e en. •T o u c h [ z Automatic] to r eturn the camcor der to automati c audio recording l evels.
Video 87 NOTES • When the aud io level meter r eaches the r ed point (0 dB), the sound may be distorted. • If the audio level is too high and the sound gets d istorted, activate the micr ophon.
88 Video To adjust the vo lume during pl ayback In mode, and in mode during slid eshow playback, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( 0 53). IMPORT AN T • When usi ng headphone s, make sur e to lower t he vol ume to an appro- priate le vel.
Video 89 1 Retract the mini advanced shoe cover in th e direction of the arrow . 2 Attach the optional acces sory to the mini adva nced shoe. When a comp atib le ac cessor y is attached to th e mini advance d shoe , will app ear on the scr een.
90 Video Refer to Using the Mini Ad vanced Shoe ( 0 88). appears. For details abou t using the opt ional ext er nal mi cro phone, r efer to th e ins truct ion man ual o f th e acc es- sory used. Using ot her micropho nes Y ou can also use commer cially avail- able micro phones.
Video 91 Using the Custom Key and Dial Y ou can assign to the f button a nd dial o ne of five frequently used funct ions. Y ou can then ad just the se lected funct ion using the f button and dial, w ithout having to acce ss any menus .
92 Video Option s ( Default value) Using a Zoom Remote C ontrol ler Y ou can attach the optional ZR-2000 or ZR-1000 Zoom Remote Con- tro ller to the camc order to use certain functions w hile view ing the pic - ture on an external monitor without t ouching the camcor der .
Video 93 Connect the optional ZR-2000 or ZR- 1000 Zoom Remote Controller to the REMOTE terminal on the camcorder . For details about using the zoom remote controlle r , refer to the instruc tion manual of the ZR-2000 or ZR-1000.
94 Video 2 Open the scene's [Timeline] screen. The [Timel ine] scr een appear s. The lar ge thumbn ail wil l show the fi rst fra me of the scen e. Belo w it, the time line ruler show s frames taken fr om the sce ne at fixed interv als. 3 T ouch th e desired frame in the timeline ruler to s tart playing b ack the scene from th at point.
Video 95 T o display chan ges in the scene’ s main sub ject • The ti meli ne rul er wil l sho w fram es tak en fr om the sc ene ever y ti me the mai n subjec t detec ted by the c amcor der change d. NOTES • For a single scene, up to 100 changes in main subject will appear in the [Timeli ne] scr een when [ o Faces ] is s elected .
96 Video *T o u c h [ B Off] to p lay back th e scenes with the sound recorded or iginally or to play b ack the photo sl ideshow withou t any music. 3 Back in the index sc r een, touch a scene to start t he playback set to the selected music track.
Video 97 1 Open t he [Playlist], [ Video Snaps hot] → [O riginal]/[Playlis t] or [Photos] index screen. 2 Activate t he external aud io input. 3 Connect th e external p layer to the camcorder's MIC terminal. 4 Adjust the audio input as necessary .
98 Video IMPORT AN T • If you use cop yrig hted song s and mu sic trac ks in you r vide o creati ons, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without permis- sion f ro m the copyr ight h older , except f or c ases p ermit ted under app li- cabl e laws, such as for p erson al use.
Video 99 Onscreen Displays and D ata Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displa ys on or off. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence: , mode: • All disp l.
100 Video Playlist and Sc ene Operations Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting, Moving and Playing Back Create a playlist t o play b ack only the s cenes you p refer and in the orde r of your choice. Y ou can play back the scenes in the playlist usi ng your favorite song as ba ckground music ( 0 95).
Video 101 • Y ou can co py scen es fr om the built- in memo ry or from memor y car d X to me mo ry c ard Y ( 0 132) to include in that memory card’ s play list also sc enes th at were orig inally rec orded in othe r memo ries. Deleting Sce nes from the Pl aylist Deleting scenes fr om the playlist will not affec t your original recordings.
102 Video Captu ring P hotos and Vi deo Snap shot Scene s from a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapsh ot scenes, single pho tos or a series of continuous photos fr om a previously r ecor ded scene.
Video 103 NOTES • A video snapshot scene can be captured only during playba ck; it can- not be c aptured during playback pa use mode. • The captur ed video snapshot scene is saved to the same memory tha t cont ains t he s ource sc ene . • Video s napshot sce nes cannot be captur ed fr om any of the followin g typ es of s cen es.
104 Video To ca pture t he pho tos 1 Play back the scene from which you want to captur e the photo. 2 Pause the p layback at th e point y ou want to c apture. 3P r e s s j fully . T o ca ptur e a pho to s equence, hold j pr essed down. The scene will be playe d back by fr ames and eac h frame ca ptur ed as a separate photo.
Video 105 2 Select the s cene you w ant to d ivide and touch it to star t playing it back. 3 Pause th e playback at the po int where you wan t to divide the scene. 4 Open the s cene division screen. 5 Bring the scene to a precise point, if necessary .
106 Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for deta ils on taking ph otos (advanced shooting f unctions), viewing photos and printing them. For details a bout basic pho to shooting, refer to Dual Shot Mode ( 0 44). Basic Play back Viewin g Ph otos 1P r e s s S .
Photos 107 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The photo is displayed in single photo vi ew . • Drag your finger left/right to browse through the photos one by one. To re turn to t he inde x s creen from sin gle p hoto view 1 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls.
108 Photos IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der .
Photos 109 3 T ouch on t he ind ividu al p hotos you wan t to delet e. • A ch eckmar k O will a ppear on p hotos selec ted. T ouch a s elect ed photo a gain to r emove the checkmark. • T o select al l the phot os at once: T ouc h [Select All ] instead of touchin g individual photos.
110 Photos Additional Functions T a king Ph otos in y Ma nual Mode 1 Set the mo de switch to y . 2 T ur n on the camcorder . • By default, photos are recor ded in the built -in memory . Y ou c an select the me mory tha t will be use d to r ecord photos ( 0 40).
Photos 111 NOTES • If the subjec t is n ot suitab le for a utofocus, h turns yellow . Adjust the focus m anually ( 0 78). • When the subject is too bri ght, [Over exp.] will flash on the screen. In such case, use the optional 58 mm ND4-L or ND8-L filte r .
112 Photos Option s Lar ge capacit y memory car ds, like those usuall y used for video recor d- ing, can contain a very lar ge number of phot os. As a refer ence, the number of photos that can be r ecorded on a 1 GB memory card is given in the followi ng table.
Photos 113 Flash Y ou can use the flash to take photos in dark places. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recordin g program othe r than [ M Firew orks] . 1 Select the flash mode. • The icon of th e sele cted flash mode app ears . 2P r e s s j , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then ful ly to record the photo.
114 Photos Using the V FL-2 Video Flash Light Y ou can use the optional VFL-2 Vi deo Flash Light as an external flash when its POWER switch is set to n ON. The proce dure for setting t he external flash i s the s ame as for the b uilt-in fl ash. Attach the optional VFL-2 V ideo Flash Light to the mini advanced shoe.
Photos 115 Drive Mode: Contin uous Shooting and Exposure Bracketing T ake a s eries of photo s of a mo ving subject or r ecor d the same pictur e in 3 levels of exposure in order to choose later the photo y ou like the best. POINTS TO CH ECK • Sel ect a recordin g program othe r than [ M Firew orks] .
116 Photos • When the flash is used, c ontinuous shooting speed will d ecre ase to approx. 2.1 photos/second. C ontinuous shooting speed will dec rease also when using slow shutter s peeds (1/30 or sl ower). T aking Photos while Recording Movies (Simultaneous Recording) Y ou can reco rd photos even while the camcor der is set to mode.
Photos 117 NOTES • Phot o qual ity will be high er whe n phot os are recorde d in m ode or in mode duri ng record pause. • Pho tos will be re cord ed on the me mory s elect ed for r ecor ding photos. • Phot os can not be recorded s imulta neous ly whil e the di gital zoo m or a digita l effect is a ctivate d.
118 Photos Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photo s and even set it to music. 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. 2 Select the background music to u se when playing back the phot o slideshow ( 0 95).
Photos 119 Magnifying Photos during Playback In single pho to view , p hotos can b e magnified up to 5 times. R will appear f o r pho tos th at cannot be enlarged. 1 Move th e zoom lever toward P . • The photo is magnified by 2 times and a fram e app ear s indi catin g the posi tion of the ma gnified area.
120 Photos Histogra m Disp lay In single photo view , you can display the histogram and the icons of all the functio ns used at the time of r ecord ing (Exif information p anel). The histogram will be displayed also immediately after taking a photo .
Photos 121 3 Protect the photo. • A appears and the photo cannot be deleted. T ouch [ B ] again to remove the p rotection . 4 Drag your finger left/right to select another photo to protect or touch [ a ]. Protecting Photos from th e Index Screen 1 Open the [Phot os] index screen.
122 Photos - r Functions You Can U se when T a king Photos Y ou can also use t he follo wing func tions... The foll owing f unction s and feat ures of the camco rde r can be used either for shooti ng video or for taking photos.
Photos 123 Printing Photos Prin ting P h otos (Direct Pr int) The camc order can be c onnected to any Pi ctBridge -compatible printer . Y ou can mark in advance the photos you want to print and set the des ired num ber of copie s as a pri nt order ( 0 125).
124 Photos • For bes t perform ance when co nnec ting the cam cord er to a PictB ridge- compati ble printe r , we r ecommend keepi ng th e numb er of photos in t he memory to no more than 100 photos.
Photos 125 • Other printers or if the error still persis ts with a Canon printer: If printing does not r esume automa ticall y , disconne ct the USB ca ble and turn of f the ca mcor der . After a shor t while, turn on the camcord er and r estor e the USB co nnectio n.
126 Photos Setting Print Orders fro m the Index S creen 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. Check th at you hav e se lecte d th e 4 or 7 tab (memory card X or Y ). 2T o u c h [ a ] to open the photo selection screen. 3 T ouch on the indiv idual photo s you want t o mark with a pr int order .
External Conne ctions 127 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, o r comput er . T erm inals on the Camcorder * When connecting a ca ble to the camcorder , make sure to align the cable so the tr i- angle ma rk on the co nnector is faci ng up.
128 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side shows the terminals on the camcor der and the right side shows (for r eference only) an example of termi n als o n a connect ed device.
External Conne ctions 129 Connecti on B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HD TV) with component video inp ut terminal s.
130 Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Power the camco rder using the compact pow er adapte r and onl y then connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supplied USB cable in t he f ollow- ing cases. - T o write back scen es recorde d wit h this cam corder that were previou sly sav ed on a com puter .
External Conne ctions 131 NOTES • T o c orr ectly play back m ovies r ecorde d wit h x.v .Color ( 0 158) on a n HDTV comp atib le with this stand ard, ad diti onal s ettin gs ma y be r equir ed on the connected HDTV . Refer to the T V’ s i nstruc tion m anual.
132 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory C ard Y ou can copy your recor d ings only one- way: from the built-in memo ry or from memory card X to memory car d Y .
External Conne ctions 133 4 Copy the scenes. * T ouch [S top] to interr upt the op eration w hile it is in p rogress. Copying a Sin gle Photo 1 In single photo view , select the photo you w ant to cop y . Check th at you a re viewi ng photos record ed in the built -in memory or on memory ca rd X .
134 Exter nal Co nnecti ons 4 Cop y the phot os. * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss.
External Conne ctions 135 Savi ng Movies ( Windows on ly) With the supplied softw are T ransfer Utility or VideoBr owser you can save to your computer the scenes you have reco rd ed. Additional ly , the supplied software Vi deo Br ow se r offers many options for organizing your vide o library , editing video, cr eating di scs and mor e.
136 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving Phot os (Window s/Mac OS) With the supplied softwa re Photo A pplica tion yo u can sa ve photos t o your compute r , and easily or ganize and edit them. Installation Install the s oftwar e before you connect t he camcor der to the computer for the first time.
External Conne ctions 137 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is conn ected to a computer: - Do not open the double memory card slot cover and do not r emove the memory ca r ds. - Do not access, change or delete any of the cam cor der’ s folders or files di rectly from the comp uter as t his may resu lt in per manen t data loss.
138 Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Refe r also t o the com puter’ s instr uction manua l. • Users of Windows 7, Windows Vist a, Windows XP and Mac OS X: Yo u r c a m - cor der is equip ped .
External Conne ctions 139 Converting S cenes into St andard Defin ition 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure ther e is a memory car d in slot Y wi th s uf ficient available space. 3 Open t he [Original], [ Playlist] or [Video Snapsho t] → [Or igina l]/ [Playlist] index screen.
140 Exter nal Co nnecti ons T o select the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted s cenes. NOTES • When converting scenes in th e [Playlist] .
External Conne ctions 141 IMPORT AN T • While the camcor der is connecte d to the compute r , do not open the doubl e memory car d slot cover and do no t rem ove the memory car ds. • Obser ve the follo wing prec autions while the ACCESS in dicator is on or flash ing.
142 Exter nal Co nnecti ons 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback shortly just before the desir ed scene. 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. By default, onscreen displays will be embedded in the output video signal . Y o u can change t he disp lays b y repeate dly press ing h ( 0 99).
External Conne ctions 143 Converting S cenes into St andard Defin ition 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Make sure ther e is a memory car d in slot Y wi th s uf ficient available space. 3 Open t he [Original], [ Playlist] or [Video Snapsho t] → [Or igina l]/ [Playlist] index screen.
144 Exter nal Co nnecti ons T o embed th e rec ord ing date and time The r ecor ding date and time will alway s be display ed on the conve rted scene. T o select the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted scenes, while a low er bit rate will result in smaller file sizes and faster uploads.
External Conne ctions 145 Connecting to th e Computer and Upload ing your Vid eos If you ar e connecting the ca mcor der to the computer i mmediately after the conv ersion descr ibed in the pr evious s ection, s tart this p ro cedure fr om step 3 below .
146 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can autom atically uploa d the mov- ies from the [F or W eb Upload] ind ex screen to you r favorite vid eo shar- ing W eb site.
External Conne ctions 147 NOTES • Depen ding on the am ount of data to be uplo aded and the network' s wireless conne ctio n cond ition s, it can take some time to upload vide o files. If the wireles s conn ection is too wea k, the wireless u pload m ay fail and the vi deo files will be registered as in compl ete uploa ds.
148 Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice, sc reen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not available app ear grayed out.
Addition al Informatio n 149 [ X Focus ] [ 2 ] (manual focus): T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w ) , T ouch AF frame, [ d ] (peaking) : T oggle on ( x ) or off ( w ) , [ 5 ] (peaking setti ngs): [Peakin.
150 Additional Information Setup Men us [Ed it] Panel - Mode 1 : Original scenes s : Playlist scenes (in clu ding the play list only of vide o sna pshot s cenes) Z : Ori ginal vid eo snapsho t sce.
Addition al Informatio n 151 [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Contr ol Butt on Index Screen Single Photo View 0 [Copy ( 497 )] or [Copy ( f97 )] [Selected P hotos], [All P hotos ] z 133 [Delete] z 108 [Prote.
152 Additional Information Setup Menus 7 / 8 Camer a Se tup Menu item Setting options 4 3 0 [Digital Zo om] [ B Off] , [ G 40x], [ H 200x] z –– [Zoom Speed] [ I Variable] , [ J Speed 3], [ K S.
Addition al Informatio n 153 * Option avai lable only when the o ptional SM- V1 Surround Microp hone is att ached to the cam corder after having update d the camc order’ s firm ware using the me m- ory card supplied with the SM- V1. [Digita l Zoom]: D ete rmin es th e operation of the digital zoom.
154 Additional Information [Focus Priori ty]: When the f ocus pri ority i s activa ted, th e camcor der re cord s a photo only after the focus has been adj usted automatica lly .
Addition al Informatio n 155 [ A On V ]: The micr ophone attenuato r will b e acti vated a t all times to r eprod uce mor e f aithfully the sound dyna mics. V wil l a ppear on the screen. • This menu option is not available when the optional SM-V1 Surround Micr ophone is a ttached to the camcor der .
156 Additional Information 8 Recording & Conn ections Setup Menu item Setting options 4 3 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] zz –– 8 5 [Vi deo Sn aps hot Length] [ i 2 sec], [ j 4 sec.
Addition al Informatio n 157 [Frame Rate]: Selects the fra me rate to be use d when rec or ding. [ o PF30]: 30 frames per second, progr e ssive. Use t his frame rate to easily edit your recordin gs, for exa mple, t o po st th em o n the W eb. [ E PF24]: 24 frames per second, progr essive.
158 Additional Information [Memor y Info]: Displays a s cr een whe re you can verify how m uch of the built- in mem ory o r the memory card is currently in use ( l total re cordi ng time and k tota l numb er of pho tos) and how much sp ace rema ins av ail- ab le f or reco rdin g.
Addition al Informatio n 159 [Photo Numberi ng]: Select the photo numbering method to be used on a new memory card. P hotos are aut omatic ally a ssigne d con secut ive num - bers from 0101 to 9900, and stor ed in folders containing up to 100 pho- tos.
160 Additional Information [TV T ype]: When you con nect the ca mcor d er t o a TV using the sup plied STV -250N Ster eo Video Cable, select the setti ng accor ding to the type of TV in o r der t o displ ay the pictu re in f ull and in the correct aspect ratio .
Addition al Informatio n 161 1 Option n ot available from the [Playlist] i ndex screen. 2 Option not available when the camcorder i s connected to an HDTV using an H DMI cab le. 3 Option a vailable onl y after havin g inserted an Eye-Fi card in memory card slot Y .
162 Additional Information [Font Siz e]: Chang es the s ize of th e font for t he menu an d othe r screen s. • When the font size is set to [ A Large], some information may be dis- played in s horte ned f orm (ico ns o nly , etc. ). Some scr eens will be dis- played us ing the smal l font si ze rega rd less of the sett ing.
Addition al Informatio n 163 [Quick St art (Sta ndby)]: Se lect whether to a ctivate the Qui ck Start function ( 0 49) when you close the LC D panel in a r ecor ding mode and the length of time after whic h the camcorder will end the standby mode and shut off au toma tica lly .
164 Additional Information [Dista nce Un its]: Selects t he units t o use fo r the focu sing di stance disp lay duri ng manu al focu s. [Demo Mo de]: The demonst ration mode disp lays the camc order's main featur es.
Addition al Informatio n 165 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (in Dual Sh ot mode) 1 Smar t AUTO mode ( 0 45) 2 Onscreen zoom controls ( 0 48) 3 Operating mode ( 0 31 ) 4 .
166 Additional Information Recording Movies (in y M anual mode) A s Control button: Open the FUNC. panel ( 0 33) A d Recordi ng program ( 0 63, 65, 73) A f R Instant A F ( 0 153), MF Ma nual foc u.
Addition al Informatio n 167 Recording Photos (in y Manual mod e) F s Drive mode ( 0 115) F d Light m etering m ode ( 0 117) F f Con tr ol b utto n: La st fu nction us ed ([MENU] in this cas e) F .
168 Additional Information Viewing Photos Exif information panel G l Control button: Open the setup menus ( 0 152) H q Prot ected photo mark ( 0 120) H a Current ph oto / T ota l number of photo s.
Addition al Informatio n 169 5 Memo ry o per ati on N Record , M Record pause, A Playback, C Playba ck pause, I Fast playbac k, J Fast rev erse play bac k, G Slow playback, H Slow revers e playback , E F rame advanc e, F Frame r everse .
170 Additional Information Trou b le ? T roubleshooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , r efer to this section. Some- times w hat you t hink is a malfunctio n of the camcorder may have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead the “CHECK THI S FIRST ” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions.
Addition al Informatio n 171 A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter . - A faint sound can be heard while the compa ct power adapter is connected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. The battery pack is exhausted extremely quic kly even at normal temperatures.
172 Additional Information After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it cont inuously for long periods o f time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder becomes unusually hot or it becomes h ot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder .
Addition al Informatio n 173 When playing scenes/a slideshow link ed t o external audio, the video pl ayback is not correctly linked to the external player . - The volume of external player may be too lo w. T r y increasing t he volume of the external player .
174 Additional Information The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes very slowly ( one flash at 2-second intervals). - The temperature of the battery pack is outsid e the charging range.
Addition al Informatio n 175 Noise can be heard along with the r ecorded sound - When recording sound with an external micr ophone, the interference caus ed by wireless communications may be picked up and reco rded as noise. W e recommend turning off the wireless commu nication while rec ording ( 0 147).
176 Additional Information Cannot upload files wirelessly using an Eye-Fi card. - Y ou may have inserted the Eye-Fi card into memory card slot X . Inse rt it into memory card slot Y . - 6 8 [Eye-Fi Communication] is set to [Off] ( i appears onscreen).
Addition al Informatio n 177 The computer does not recognize the camcor der even though the camcorder is connected cor rect ly . - Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder . After a short while, turn it on again and restore the connection.
178 Additional Information List of Mess ages Following the list of message s for the c amcorder you ca n find separa te lists for print-related me ssages ( 0 184).
Addition al Informatio n 179 - Memory card Y already contains the maximum number of sce nes (3,999 scenes). Delete some scenes ( 0 59) to free some space. Cannot divide the scene . Initialize only using the camcorder . - The scene could not be divi ded because the camcorder’ s internal scene management d ata log is full.
180 Additional Information Cannot record Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem w ith the built-in memory . Save your recordings ( 0 134) and initializ e the built-in memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( 0 42). If the problem persists, contact a Canon Service Center .
Addition al Informatio n 181 not be written back and musi c files cannot be transferred to the ca mcorder . T o avoid corrupt- ing the data in the camcorder's memory , use the computer's Safely Remove Hardware function to end the connection and disc onnect the USB cable before using the camc order .
182 Additional Information Mem. Card Unable to recognize the data - The memory card contains scenes recorded in a different television system (P AL or SECAM). Play back the recordings i n the memory card wi th the device originally used to recor d them.
Addition al Informatio n 183 Playlist is full. Cannot divide the scene . - Scenes cannot be divided when the playlist alr eady contains 999 scenes. Dele te some scenes from the playlist ( 0 101). Scene recorded using another device . Cannot divide the scene.
184 Additional Information This scene was recor ded using another device and cannot be added to the playlist. - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be added to the playl ist. This scene was recor ded using another device and cannot be copied.
Addition al Informatio n 185 File error - Y ou attempted to print a photo that was recorded with another camcorder , has a different compression, or was edited on a computer . Hardware err or - Cancel printing. T urn off the printer and turn it back on.
186 Additional Information Printer in use - The printer is in use. Check the printer status. Printing error - The printer does not support the pa per size selected for [Paper Settings]. Set [Paper Settings] to [Default] or a paper size supported by the pr inter used.
Additional Information 187 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec autions Cam cord er Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e max imum pe r- forma nce.
188 Additional Information • When mou nting t he camcor der on a tripod, make sure that th e tripod's fas- tening scr ew is shorter than 5. 5 mm (0.2 in.). Using other tripods may dam- age t he camcor der . • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture.
Additional Information 189 Remaining ba tter y time If the re mainin g battery time di splayed i s not c orrec t, cha rge the b attery pack fu lly . Still, the correct ti me may not be disp layed if a ful ly charg ed batter y pack i s us ed conti nuously i n hi gh te mperatur es or it is left unused for long periods of time.
190 Additional Information • Secu re Digital (SD ) memory cards have a physic al swi tch to pr event writ- ing on the c ard so a s to avoid the accid ental er asur e of the car d's con- tent. T o w rite- pr otect the me mory car d set the sw itch to the LOCK position.
Additional Information 191 • Wipe the battery with a clean dry cl oth to ensur e proper contac t. • For California, USA only: The lit hium b attery incl uded cont ains Per chlorat e Materi al – spec ial handling may appl y . See www .dtsc. ca.
192 Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder B ody • Use a so ft, dry c l oth to clea n the camcor der body . Never us e chemic all y tr eated c l ot hs or vo latil e solv ents su ch as p ain t thinner .
Additional Information 193 T o avoid c ondensa tion • Do not expo se the camco rder to sudden or ex tr eme changes in tem- perature. • Remo ve the memory car d and batte ry pa ck. Then, p lace t he camcor der in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em oving i t from the bag.
194 Additional Information Gener al Informa tion Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder ; not availab le as an opti onal accessor y . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l is ted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages.
Additional Information 195 NOTES • Acc esso ries that are compa tible w ith the A dvanc ed Acce ssor y Shoe canno t be at tached to t his ca mcor der . Look for the Mini ADVANCED SHOE logo to ensur e compati bilit y with the mi ni advanced shoe.
196 Additional Information 5 CG-800 Battery Charger Use t he batte ry charger t o charge th e battery packs. It plugs directly into a power outle t without a cable.
Additional Information 197 Using the built-in memo ry * Approxima te times for recordi ng with repeated operations su ch as star t/stop, zoom ing, and p ower on/o f f. Batter y pack Reco rding mode Recording ( maximum) Recording (typical)* Playback LCD Viewfinder LCD Viewfinder LCD BP-808 BP-809 MXP 80 min.
198 Additional Information Using a memor y card * App roximate times for reco rding with repeated op erations such as start/stop , zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. 7 TL-H58 Tele-c onverte r This T ele -conv erter lens i ncrease s th e foca l leng th of the camcor der lens b y a factor of 1.
Additional Information 199 8 WD-H58 Wide- converte r This Wide- convert er lens d ecr eases focal length by a factor of 0.7, giving you a wide perspective for indoor shots or panoramic views. • When th e W ide-conve rter is att ached, a shado w may ap pea r in the pic ture when you us e the fla sh.
200 Additional Information A d VL-5 Vide o Ligh t This video light enables you to re cord bright ly in color ev en in da rk places . It attaches to the c amcorder’ s mi ni advan ced sh oe for cab le-free op eration .
Additional Information 201 Product Codes Provided Acc essorie s CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002 AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D89 Wireless Contr oller D83-0790-000 STV-250N Stereo Vid.
202 Additional Information Specifications VIXIA HF S30 — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only when u sing the optional SM-V1 Surrou nd Microphone.
Additional Information 203 • Lens f=6.4-64 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x optical zoom, iris aperture 35 mm equivalent : Movies: 4 3.5 – 435 mm Photos ( L , M , S ): 39.
204 Additional Information Power/Other s • Power supply (rated) 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption 4.1 W (SP mode, AF on, built-in memory, LCD normal brightness) 4.0 W (SP mode, AF on, memory card, LCD normal brightness) 3.
Additional Information 205 Weight and d imensions are ap proximate. Errors a nd omission s excepted. The infor mation in this manual is verifi ed as of December 201 0. Subject to chang e with ou t not ice . Abou t the music files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wi th the camcor der are as follows.
206 Additional Information Index 24p Cinem a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 193 AF-assist lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 14 AGC (automatic g ain) limit .
Additional Information 207 HDMI-CEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Headphone s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Highlight AE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 I Image effects . . . . .
208 Additional Information S Savin g rec ord ings . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . 138 T ransf erri ng to a com puter . . 134 Using exter nal vi de o rec ord er s . . . . . . . . . 141 Selecting the memory for playb ack .
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Canon HFS30 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Canon HFS30 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Canon HFS30, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Canon HFS30 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Canon HFS30, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Canon HFS30.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Canon HFS30. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Canon HFS30 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
