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PUB. DIE-0414-000A HD Camcorder Instruction Manual *)( C OP Y.
2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of cop yright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or spl ashing.
3 REGIONS OF USE LEGRIA HF R38, LEGRIA HF R37 and LE GRIA HF R36 are in co mpliance (as of January 2012 ) with the radi o signal regul ations of the reg ions listed be low. F or details on other reg ions where th ey can be us ed, make inqu iries wit h the cont acts li sted on th e back side o f this instru ction manual .
4 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPhone , iT unes, Mac OS and Maci ntosh are trademarks of Apple Inc.
5 Exciting F eatures and New Functions * / ) / ( Wi-Fi Functions ( A 147) Stor y Creator ( A 67) Enjoy the f reedom of Wi-Fi functio ns by making your camcorder an active part of your Wi-Fi home network or by conveniently accessing Wi-Fi hotspots to upload your videos wherever yo u may be.
6 Smart AUTO ( A 45) Smart AUTO autom atica lly sel ects t he best scene mode for t he s cene y ou w ant to shoot. Y ou get spe ctacular r ecor dings every time wi thout worrying abo ut settings.
7 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices MPEG-2 AVC HD MP4 Eye-Fi Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 125) Use an Eye-F i card ( A 144) to wirelessly upload reco rdings to your computer or a video sharing W eb site . Upload MP4 movies to your computer ( A 131).
8 * / ) / ( Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder's Wi-Fi Fu nctions LAN cable Play video wir elessly dir ectly from the memory on AV CHD- and DLNA-compatible H DTVs and other devices c onnected t o the n etwork ( A 162). Join a Wi-F i network b y first connecting to an access point ( A 149).
Table of conte nts 9 Introduction 5 Exciting Features and New Functions 13 About this Manual 15 Getting to Know the Camcorder 15 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 17 Names of Parts Prepara.
10 Table of cont ents AUTO Mode 43 Basic Recor ding 43 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 45 About the Smart AUTO function 47 Intelligent IS 49 Zooming 51 Quick Start V ideo 53.
Table of conte nts 11 100 T ouch & T rack 101 Faders 102 Manual Exposure Adjustment 104 Manual Focus Adjustment 105 T ele Macro 106 White Balance 108 Self Timer 109 Audio Recording Level 11 0 .
12 Table of cont ents * / ) / ( Wi-Fi Functions 147 Introduction to W i-Fi 149 Connecting to a W i-Fi Network 154 T ransferr ing Files to a Computer or F TP S erver 158 Uploading Recordings to.
Introdu ction 13 About this Manual Thank you fo r purchasi ng the Canon LEGRIA H F R38 / LEGRIA HF R37 / LEGRIA HF R36 / LEGRIA HF R30 6. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it fo r future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly , refer to T roublesho oting ( A 186).
14 Introduction Self Timer Operating modes: * For movi es only . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, s electing [ j Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press Y . The camcorder starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown.
Introdu ction 15 Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROMs The follo wing acc essories ar e supplied wi th the camcor der: * * / ) / ( only .
16 Introduction The f ollo wing CD-ROM s and sof twar e ar e suppli ed wit h the camc or der: • PIXELA CD-ROM - * / ) / ( Y ou can use Video Bro wser for managi ng, editi ng, and pl aying b ack A VCHD movies, and Network U tility when trans ferr ing reco rdings wire less ly to a com put er .
Introdu ction 17 Names of Parts 1 U (camera /play) but ton ( A 32) 2 HOME button ( A 26 ) 3 VIDEO SN AP (video sna pshot) bu tton ( A 72) 4 ACCESS indicator ( A 43) 5 Memory ca rd slot cov er 6 AV.
18 Introduction A h Speaker ( A 55) A j Zoom lever ( A 49) A k LCD touc h screen ( A 23, 25) A l POWE R b utt on S q ON/OFF (CHG) (c harge) indicator: Green – On Orange – S tandby ( A 51) Red .
Prepa rat ions 19 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 .
20 Prepa rati ons 5 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the camc orde r was on , the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a moment, the ON/ OFF (CHG) indica tor will turn on i n r ed (battery pack charging).
Prepa rat ions 21 • T o prev ent equi pment br eakdow ns and excessi ve he ating, do not con- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to volt age c onverter s for overs eas tr avels or spec ial p ower sources s uch as thos e on aircr aft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc.
22 Prepa rati ons Using the Grip Belt Fast en the grip b elt. A d j u s t t h e g r i p b e l t s o t h a t y o u c a n reach t he zo om le ver with your index f inger , a nd th e Y button wit h your th umb. Y ou ca n attach the s upplied s tylus pen to the grip b elt.
Prepa rat ions 23 Opening the Lens Cover and Adjusting the LCD Screen Befor e you start reco rdi ng, open the lens cover . Move th e lens cov er switch down to to open the lens cover . Rotatin g the LCD Pa nel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can r otate the pa nel 90 degr ees downward.
24 Prepa rati ons NOTES • About the LCD sc reen: The screen is produced using extre mely high-pre - cisi on manufact uring technique s, with mor e than 99.99% of the pix els operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfir e or appear as blac k, r ed, blu e or gree n d ots.
Prepa rat ions 25 Basic Operation o f the Camcorde r Using the T ouch Screen The contr ol buttons and menu it ems that appear on the touc h screen change d ynamically depending on the operatin g mode and the t ask you ar e perfor ming. With the intui tive touch scr een interface you have all the contro ls at your fingertips.
26 Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der's funct ions can be adjusted fr om the [ Main Functions] panel and [ Other Settings] menus in the HOME menu. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( A 166).
Prepa rat ions 27 • [ C a m e r a M o d e ] - From the [ Camera Mode ] menu, you will be able to change wheth er you r ecor d movies i n mod e (c amco rder automatica lly ta kes care of many settings), mod e (you can manu- ally change settings), or mode (using the cinema -look filters, you can ma ke movies wi th a cinem atic feel) .
28 Prepa rati ons Y ou may need t o drag your fi nger up and dow n along th e scr oll bar or touch [ ] and [ ] to find the contr ol button of the desired functi on. [Edit] P anel Operating modes: T ouch [Edit] to disp lay a panel showing availa ble operati ons (copying, deleting, etc.
Prepa rat ions 29 [Other S ettings ] Menus Operat ing modes: * In mode, access to functions is limited. 1 Press to o pen the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Other Settings ] to open the [ Other Setting s] m enus.
30 Prepa rati ons Operating Modes Recording When r ecor ding, t he camcor der's operating mod e is deter mined by the [ Camera Mode] and [ Recor d ing Standard] menus in the HOME menu. First, set the camera mode. 1 Press to open the HOME menu.
Prepa rat ions 31 NOTES • Y ou ca n a djust the vide o qu ality usin g th e r > [R ecording Mode] setting. • Som e port abl e devic es ma y not be abl e to pl ay back MP4 m ovies r ecor d ed wit h this ca mcor der . Recording standard Control button Op eration v Movies are r ecorded in A VCHD, which is designed fo r playback on HDTVs.
32 Prepa rati ons Playback Press the came ra/play b utton T to switch the camcorder betw een c amera (recording) m ode and playba ck mode. Y ou can pr ess T when the camcorder is off to turn i t on d ir ectly in playba ck mode.
Prepa rat ions 33 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 sta rt using it . The [Dat e/Time] scr een will appear automaticall y when the cam- corde r’ s cloc k is n ot se t.
34 Prepa rati ons Changing the Language The defaul t language of the camcor d er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 27 languages. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the desired language. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZOO M] or [PHOTO], will appear in English r egardle ss of the langua ge selected.
Prepa rat ions 35 Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to m atch your loca tion. The default setting is Paris. Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Open the [Time Zo ne/DST] screen. 3T o u c h [ " ] to s et the home tim e zone, or [ # ] to set the time z one of your destination when you are tr aveling.
36 Prepa rati ons Using a Memor y Ca rd Memor y Card s Compati ble fo r Use with th e Camcorder Y ou can use t he follo wing types o f commer cially av ailabl e Secur e Digi- tal (SD) cards with this c amcorder .
Prepa rat ions 37 SDXC Memory Cards Y ou can use SDXC memory cards wit h this camcorde r . When using memory c ards w ith other devices , such as digit al rec ord ers, com puters and car d readers, make sure that the extern al device is c ompatible with SD XC cards .
38 Prepa rati ons Inserting and Removing a Memory Ca rd Make sure to initialize ( A 41) a ll memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T urn off the camc order . Make sure the ON/OFF (CHG) indicato r is off. 2 Open the memory card slot cover .
Prepa rat ions 39 IMPORT AN T • Memor y cards have fron t and b ack sides that are n ot inte rchan geabl e. Inser ting a me mory car d facing the wr ong di re ction ca n cause a mal- function of the c amcord er . B e sure to in sert the m emory car d as de scr ibe d in st ep 3.
40 Prepa rati ons * / ) / ( Rela y Rec ord ing Y ou can activate the relay r ecording so if the built-in memory becomes full while recor ding m ovies, the recor ding will continue uninterrupted on the memory ca r d. Operating modes: 1 Insert a memory card that contains no video r ecordings into the memory car d slot.
Prepa rat ions 41 Initia lizin g the M emor y Initi alize memory car ds when y ou use them with th is camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory car d or the built-in memo ry ( * / ) / ( only) to p ermanently delete all the recor dings it con tains .
42 Prepa rati ons IMPORT AN T • Initial izin g the memo ry will perman ently eras e all reco rdings. L ost orig i- nal reco rdi ngs ca nn ot b e re cov ere d. M ak e su re yo u s ave im po rta nt re cord ings in advance usi ng an exte rnal devic e ( A 126).
AUT O Mode 43 AUT O Mode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic shooting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and mor e advanced functions, refer to Recording in Manual Mode ( A 89).
44 AUTO Mo de 1P r e s s P to tur n on the camcorder . • * / ) / ( By default, movies and photos ar e re cor ded in the bui lt-in memory . Y ou can select the memory th at will b e used to r ecor d movie s and photo s ( A 39). • Pl ease r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( A 47) before using an Eye-F i card.
AUT O Mode 45 To ta ke ph otos T ouch [PH OTO]. • Y ou ca n re co rd p ho tos s im ul tan e ou sly w hi le reco rdi ng a m ovi e. • A g ree n icon ( ) will appe ar momenta rily o n the scr een and the ACCESS indi cator will flash as the photo i s reco rded .
46 AUTO Mo de Smart AUTO ico ns * The icon i n parentheses ap pears under backlight c onditions. Background → (co lor of t he ic on) Bright* (gray) Blu e ski es * (light blue) Vivid colors* (gre.
AUT O Mode 47 IMPORT AN T • T o prot ect th e lens, keep the le ns cov er c lose d when you are not r ecor d ing movi es and when yo u are not us ing the ca mcor d er . • Observe t he follow ing prec aution s while the ACC ESS indi cator is on or flashin g.
48 AUTO Mo de • When r ecording in bright places, it may be diffi cult to use the LCD scr een. In such cases, y ou can ad just t he LCD backli ght wi th the q > [LCD B ackligh t] setting o r adjust the bri ghtness of the LCD scre en with the q > [LCD Brightness] setting.
AUT O Mode 49 Zoomin g There are two ways you can zoo m in and out: using the zoom lever on the camcor der or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. Y ou can al so select the zoom ty pe (opt ical, ad vanced or digit al). Operat ing modes: Using th e Zoom Lever Move t he zo om l ever t owar d T (wide angle) to z oom out.
50 AUTO Mo de Selecting the Zoom T ype The camcor der of fers thr ee types of zoom - optical, advance d and digital. Operating modes: * In mod e, [Zoom T ype] wi ll be set to [ O ptical]. Option s NOTES • Kee p at leas t 1 m away from the subject.
AUT O Mode 51 Quick Start When you cl o se the LCD panel wi th the ca mcor der on, the cam cor der enter s the stand by mode. In stand by mode th e camcor der c onsumes only about 1/3 the p ower used when r ecording, sav ing ener gy when you ar e using a bat tery pa ck.
52 AUTO Mo de • About standby m ode and aut o power off: - The camcorder wil l power off autom atica lly if left in standby mo de for 10 minutes.
Video 53 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i ncludin g play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creat or and other advanced f unctions.
54 Video 3 Look for the scene you want to play back. Move the zoom lever towar d T to show 15 scenes per page; move it tow ard S to show 6 sce nes per pa ge.
Video 55 During playback: Adjus ting the volume for A VCHD movi es 1 During playback , touch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 2T o u c h [ Ý ], d r ag y our fin ger a long th e [S pe ake r V olu me]* b a r to adjust t he volume and touch [ K ].
56 Video Adj ust ing the vo lu me fo r MP4 movi es 1 During playback , touch the scr een to display the pla yback contr ols. 2 Drag your f inger ac ross t he vol ume bar to adjust the volume. During p layback paus e: IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing.
Video 57 NOTES • Dep ending on the r ecor ding conditi ons, you may notice brief stops in video or sound playb ack between scenes. • During fast/ slow pla yba ck, y ou may notic e som e anom alies (blo cky video arti fac ts, bandi ng, etc.) in the play back pictu r e.
58 Video The [Index S election] Scree n: Selecting th e Content to Play Back From the [ G Index Selection] screen yo u can select the content yo u want to p lay back (original scene s by d ate or by story , or photos , for example) . * / ) / ( Y ou can also sele ct the memory fr om which you want to play back your recor dings.
Video 59 Opt ions NOTES • * / ) / ( Fast/slow playba ck modes ar e not available fo r scene s conver ted t o sta ndar d defi niti on. Sce nes i n the [SD Mo vies] index s cre en can only b e played back at normal speed. • Y ou cannot j ump to the previ ous or next scene with M P4 movi es.
60 Video Deletin g Scenes and Sto ries Y ou can dele te those scene s and s tories th at you ar e not inter ested in keepin g. Deleting s cenes all ows you also to f ree up space on the mem- ory . Deletin g a Single S cene Operating modes: 1 Play back t he scene you wish to d elete.
Video 61 To select indiv idual scenes 1 T ouch on the individual scenes you want t o delete. • A c heckmark ! will ap pear on the scen es y ou t ouch . T he t otal number of sele cted scene s will appe ar next to t he " icon. • T ou ch a selec ted scen e to remove the che ckma rk.
62 Video Deleting S cenes from a S tory b y Ratin g Operating modes: 1 Open t he information screen of the story that con tains the scene s you w ant to de lete . 2 Open the rating selec tion screen. 3 T ouch one or mo re of the rating but tons to se lect all the applicable scenes.
Video 63 Deleting St ories Operat ing modes: Deleting a s tory permanen tly deletes all the scenes it contains. The two pr eexisting s tories, [ Unsorted] and [V ideo Snapsh ot], ca nnot be deleted . 1 Open t he gallery . 2 Selec t the st ory yo u want to del ete.
64 Video NOTES • T o del ete all mo vies and make all recor dable space availab le agai n you may p refer to init ialize the mem ory ( A 41) . Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If you have a very long scene, you may want to start play ing back the scene fr om a certain point.
Video 65 To chang e the in terval bet ween frames ! T ouch twice t o return to the index scr een. " Pre vious /next s cene. # Drag your finger left a long the rule r to dis play the ne xt 5 fr ames. $ Scen e’ s recording mo de and lengt h. % Recor ding date an d time.
66 Video Onscreen Dis plays a nd Data Code With ev ery s cene or photo r ecorded, the c amcor der ke eps a data code. For A VCHD movies, the data code incl u des date/time of reco rd- ing, infor mation abou t the c amera se tup, et c. For MP4 movies, the data code is the date of recor ding.
Video 67 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Creator to C reate Com pelling Sto ries Story Cr eator is a helpf ul functio n that of fers suggestions f or typica l scenes in a number of situations.
68 Video 6T o u c h [ O K ] . • A ne w story wi ll be cr eated and the camc or der will enter r ecord pause mo de. The selecte d story sce ne categor y will ap pear at t he bottom of the screen.
Video 69 To ex it Story Crea tor mo de 1P r e s s . 2 T ouch [ Recording Standard] and then select a differ ent recor ding stan dard. NOTES • Whe n re cordi ng vide o snapshot sc enes, y ou can .
70 Video Cinema Mode and Cinema-Look Filt ers In (cinema) mode, the ca mcorde r will a djust the frame r ate and several o ther picture-related settings to give your recordings a cine- matic look . In this mode you can also use a variety of prof essional cin- ema-look f ilters to cr eate uniq ue movies w ith a d istinctiv e appear ance.
Video 71 Opt ions ( Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look fil ters . Se lect th e de sired filt er while previewi ng the effect on the screen.
72 Video Video S naps hot Record a se ries of short scene s. Then, play b ack your video sna pshot scenes set to your f avorite mu sic ( A 82) to create your own fun music video. Y ou will be surpri sed how by changing the backgr ound music, you can give your scenes an entire ly new feel.
Video 73 Decoration: Adding a Personal T o uch Add a new l ev el of enjo yment to your scenes by d ecorating them. Y ou can add animate d graphics, s tamps and even your own freehand drawings. The supplied stylus pen will be espe- cially useful for decorating scen es .
74 Video ! Canvas - The ar ea wher e you will draw and see your decora tions in act ion. " T oolbar . # [ Ó Pens and Stamps] Se lect the ty pe of pen or stamp a nd its color . Y ou can also s ave a canvas or l oad a p re vious ly sav ed canv as.
Video 75 To use [Pens a nd Stamps] 1T o u c h [ Ó ]. The [Pens and Stamps] scr een will appear . 2 Select the des ired pen or stamp fr om [T ools]. 3 Select whi te or black f rom [ Colors] . Alternati vely , you can touch [ Ö ] and sele ct a colo r from th e colo r pal ett e.
76 Video To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ Ø ]. The [C aptions ] s cr een wi ll a ppear . 2 T ouch [Date] or [T ime]. When r ecor ding a scene usi ng Story Cr eator , you ca n also sel ect [ Title] (the story’ s title) or [Story Scene] (t he story scene category).
Video 77 Decorati ng Scenes during Pla yback Operat ing modes: 1 From the [ Movies] index screen or gallery , play back the scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls. 3T o u c h [ Ò ] to o pen the decor ation screen.
78 Video Playin g Bac k Stories fr om th e Gall ery Y ou can play back recor dings made using Story Crea tor to play them back as a single compelling video story follow ing the order of the story’ s scri pt.
Video 79 3 Select the r ating of the s cenes you w ant to play back. 4 T ouch the story’ s thu mbnail to start the playback. • The com plete s tory will be played back fr om the fir st scene to the last. Wh en playback ends, the camcor der wil l re turn to the galle ry .
80 Video Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immedia tely af ter r ecord ing them o r during playbac k. Y ou can then select multiple scenes with the same rating , for example, in order to pla y back or copy only your favor ite scenes. Rating Scen es Immedia tely A fter Recordi ng Operating modes: 1P r e s s .
Video 81 2 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scenes you want to rate. 3 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to rate. 4 T ouch the orange [ ] icon on th e left to o pen the [Edit S cene] screen.
82 Video Playback with Background Music Y ou can play back movies (or a photo slide show) using one of the sup- plied music track s as backgr ound music. Operating modes: The supplied LEG RIA CD-ROM contains 3 music tracks you can use as backgr ound music.
Video 83 5 Adjust the mix balance b etween the original sou nd and the background music. T ouch [ y ] (more of th e original sound) or [ Û ] (more of t he ba ckgroun d mus ic) or dr ag you r fing er alo ng the [ Music Balanc e] ba r to adj ust the backgr ound music bal ance as de sir ed.
84 Video IMPORT AN T • If you us e cop yrig hte d song s and mus ic trac ks in your vi deo creati ons, remember th at music under copyright m ay not be used without permis- sion f ro m the copyr ight h older , exce pt fo r case s perm itted under appli - cabl e laws, such as for pe rson al use.
Video 85 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move scenes in the gal lery wit hin the s ame story scene ( category), between st ory scenes in the same story , and between s tories r ecorded in the sam e memory .
86 Video Selecting a Stor y’ s Thumbnail Image Initial ly , the image use d as the stor y’ s thumbnail is the first frame o f the first scene in t he story . Y ou can set yo ur favorit e scene as the thumb- nail that w ill r epr esent t he story in the galle ry .
Video 87 Changing a Sto ry’s T itle When you fi rst cr eate a story , the current da te will be us ed as the story’ s title but you can change the title later on. The titl e can be up to 14 characte rs long ( availabl e chara cters ar e limi ted).
88 Video NOTES • W e r ecommend usin g the s upplie d sty lus p en to e nter c haracter s. • * / ) / ( When you import fil es with the supp lied softwa re VideoBr owser using t he option to jo.
Video 89 Advanced Functions Recording in Manual Mode When the camcord er is set t o mode, you can enjoy f ull access to the menus and manually adjust the expos ure, focus, whit e balance and many mor e of the ca mcor der’ s settings to your p refer ence.
90 Video IMPORT AN T • T o p rot ect the lens, keep the len s cov er clo sed when you ar e not re cord ing mo vies a nd when yo u ar e not usin g the c amcord er . • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing.
Video 91 NOTES • F or MP4 movies, you ca nnot r eview the la st movi e r ecor d ed i f, aft er you r ecor d ed th e movie , you perf orme d anoth er operation s uch as o pening a menu. Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der offers 5 re cor ding modes for r ecor d ing A VCHD mo vies and 2 for MP4 movie s.
92 Video NOTES • Movies r ecorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A VCHD discs. Use an ex te rn al B lu-ra y D isc re corder to cop y M XP m ovie s on to B lu -ray discs. * / ) / ( Alternativ ely , you can use the sup plied sof t- ware VideoBr owser to c reate A VCHD discs*.
Video 93 Approximat e recording tim es Default value A VCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1,08 0 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recordi ng modes are recorded in 1,440 x 1,080 resolution . MP4 mo vies are recorded in 1,280 x 720 resol ution.
94 Video Selec ting t he Fram e Rate Y ou can change t he frame rate (the number o f frames recorded p er second) to change the look of your movies. When reco rding MP4 mov- ies, the frame rate will be [ 25P]. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the frame rate.
Video 95 Operat ing modes: * T o set the Programmed AE recording program, sel ect [ ’ Programme d AE] instead and th en touch [ X ]. The rest o f the proced ure is not nec essary .
96 Video NOTES •[ ú SCN: Port rait]/[ û SCN: Sports]/[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beach]: The pic tur e may not appear smooth dur ing playb ack. •[ ú SCN: Po rtrai t]: T he blu r ef fect of th e backg round incr eases the more you zoom in ( S ).
Video 97 Adv anced Image S tabi lizati on The image stabil izer re duces camcor der blur (blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you ca n get nice, stable shots. Selec t the image st a- bilization mode ac cording to the s hooting conditions. Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s .
98 Video NOTES • If the degr ee of ca mcor d er shak e is too high, the image stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • [ Dynamic] is avail able onl y when [Zo om T ype] is set to [ O p t i c a l ] .
Video 99 NOTES • The camcorder will not re cord the f ull 3 seconds prior to pr e ssing Y if the button was pressed within 3 s econds of having tur ned on pre-reco rding or h avin g f inish ed t he previo us rec ording. • An y of the following actions will deacti vate the pr e-re cord ing functi on.
100 Video To s el ect th e main su bjec t If ther e is more than one person in the picture, the camc order will auto- maticall y select o ne pers on it deter mines is the main su bject. The main subject is indicated by a whit e face det ection fram e and the camcor der will optimize the settings for that p erson.
Video 101 1 Make sure face detection is activated ( A 99). Face detecti on is always activa ted in mode. 2 Point the camcorder at a moving subject and touch the subjec t on the touch screen. • A whi te dou ble fra me will appear arou nd the sub ject an d track it as i t move s.
102 Video To fa de in/ou t Press Y in rec o rd p a us e mo d e ( Û ) to start re cording with a fade i n. Pres s Y while recor ding ( Ü ) to fade out and pause the r ecordi ng. NOTES • When you apply a fade r , not only the pictur e but also t he sound will fa de in or out.
Video 103 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the y frame. • The T ouch AE mark ( I ) will f lash and the exp osure will be a djus ted automat icall y so the a rea you touched will be corr ectly ex posed. Y ou hav e the opti on to f urther adju st th e exp osure man ua lly as necessary .
104 Video Manual Focus Adjustment Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such cas e, focus manually . Operating modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you s tart the pr ocedur e. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject th at appears inside the < frame.
Video 105 4T o u c h [ X ] to lock the focus at the selected distance. During manual focus, [ D ] wi ll appe ar on the s cre en. NOTES • Dur ing manu al focus, you c an touch i nside t he frame to a ctivate the T ouch AF funct ion and autofoc us on a subject.
106 Video NOTES • Any of the fol lowing actions wil l deactivat e the tele macr o function. - T ur ning off the camcor der . - Pressing T . - Settin g th e camcor der to mode. - Zooming out toward T (wi de angl e). - Changing the r ecording pr ogram to [ Š SCN: Fir eworks].
Video 107 Opt ions ( Default value) NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: - Set [Zoom T ype] ( A 50) to [ Optical]. - Reset the white balance when you change l ocatio ns or the li ghting or other condit ions change . - Dependi ng on the l ight source, Å m ay ke ep fl ashi ng.
108 Video Self Timer Operating modes: * For movi es on ly . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < will appear on th e scr een. • Rep eat, sele cting [ j Off ], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In r e cord pause mo de, press Y . The camcorder start s recor ding after a 10-second countdown.
Video 109 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecor ding level of the built-in micr ophone. Y ou can display the a udio level indicator whil e re cording. Operat ing modes: Manual Adju stment of t he Audio Recor ding Level 1 Open the manual audio recording level adjustment screen.
110 Video To disp lay the au dio lev el indi cator Usually , the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor d ing level. Y ou can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatica lly .
Video 111 4 Adjust the volume as nece ssary . * Y ou can also drag your finge r along t he [Headphon es] bar . • Ó will app ear on the scr een. To adjust t he volume during playback In mode, and in mode during slides how playback , adjust the head phones volume the same way you ad just the speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 55, 120) .
112 Video Capturing Video Snapshot Scen es and Photos from a Movie Y ou can captur e video sna pshot scenes or photos fr om a previ ously recorded scene. For examp le, you ma y want to pr int photos from video rec orded at a p arty or cr eate a small video cli p using video snapshot scenes fr om the highlights of an event.
Video 113 • When you start c apturing a vi deo snapshot scene l ess than 1 second fr om the end of the s cene, t he video snap shot sc ene wi ll be captur ed starting fr om the beginning of the following scene.
114 Video Dividing Scenes Y ou can divi de scenes i n order to leave o ut the bes t parts and lat er cut out the rest. Operating modes: 1 Play back the scene you want to divide. 2 Pause the playback at the point where you want to divide the scene.
Video 115 NOTES • Whe n advanci ng/r evers ing fr ames whi le div iding the scenes, the interval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • I f the scene cannot be di vided a t the point wher e you paused t he p lay- back , advan ce/r everse a f rame and then divid e th e scene .
116 Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing p hotos and othe r photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos Operating modes: 1P r e s s T . 2 Open the [ Photo s] index screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you w ant to play back.
Photos 117 4 T ouch the phot o you wish to view . • The photo i s displayed in single photo view. • Drag your finger left/right to browse throu gh the photos one by one. To re tur n to the inde x s creen fr om s ingl e p hoto vie w 1 T ouch the s creen to di splay the play back contr ols.
118 Photos IMPORT AN T • Obser ve th e follo win g precau tion s whil e the ACCE SS in dicat or is o n or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do no t ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der .
Photos 119 Deleting Ph otos from the I ndex Scree n 1 Open the [ P hotos] index screen. 2 Delete the p hotos. * When yo u select [Sel ect], perfor m the fo llowing procedu re to select the i ndivid- ual photo s you want to delet e before touchi ng [Y es].
120 Photos Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. 2 Select the music track to use during the photo slideshow . Refer to steps 3 a nd 4 of Playb ac k with Ba ckg roun d Mus ic ( A 82).
External Conne ctions 121 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, or co mputer . * / ) / ( Y ou can also use the camc order 's convenient Wi -Fi func- tions ( A 147).
122 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side sh ows the termina ls on the camcor d er and the right sid e shows (for r efere nce o nly) an example of termi nals o n a connected device.
External Conne ctions 123 Connecti on " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect t o a standard TV or a VCR with audio/ video inpu t terminals.
124 Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Po wer the camc or der usin g the compac t power ad apter an d only the n connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supp lied USB cab le in t he follow- ing cases. - T o save your recordings on a computer . - T o save a memor y onto an ext er nal har d drive .
External Conne ctions 125 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecordi ngs with family and friends . Playback on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the best play back qualit y . Operat ing modes: 1 T urn off the camco rder and the TV .
126 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings * / ) / ( Copying Movies and Photos to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your recor d ings fr om the built- in memory to a memory car d.
External Conne ctions 127 2 After sele cting al l the d esir ed scenes, tou ch [OK] . Opt ions Copying Scen es from a Sto ry by Ratin g Operat ing modes: 1 Open the ga llery and bring the de sir ed story t o th e fr ont. • Che ck th at y ou have se lected th e & (buil t-i n memo ry) tab .
128 Exter nal Co nnecti ons 3 Cop y the phot o. 4 Drag y our finger left /right to s elect another photo to copy or touch [ X ]. Copying Photos from the In dex Screen Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. Check th at you hav e se lect ed t he & (bui lt -in memor y) t ab.
External Conne ctions 129 IMPORT AN T • Observe t he follow ing prec aution s while the ACC ESS indi cator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so m ay result in perman ent d ata los s. - Do not open the m emory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er .
130 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving A VCHD Movies (Windows only) With the supplied software VideoBr owser ( * / ) / ( only) or T r ansfer Utility ( + only), you can save to your computer the scenes you ha ve r ecor ded. Installation Install the s oftwar e befor e you connect th e camcor der to the computer for the first time.
External Conne ctions 131 Saving MP4 Movies and Photos (Windows/Mac OS) With the supplied softw are ImageBrowser EX you c an sa ve MP 4 movies and phot os to your compute r and easily or ganize them. The main syste m re quir ements ar e as follows.
132 Exter nal Co nnecti ons 5 In the installer panel, select your language an d then click [Easy Installation]. 6 Follow the onscreen instructio ns. For Windows users, the User Accoun t Control window appears, fol low the instr uctions to cont inue.
External Conne ctions 133 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is conn ected to a computer: - Do not open the memory card sl ot co ver an d do no t r emove the memory ca rd. - Do not access, change or delete any of the camcorder’ s folders or files di rectly from the com put er as thi s may resu lt in pe rman ent d ata loss.
134 Exter nal Co nnecti ons * / ) / ( Memory Save: Saving an Entire Memor y onto an Extern al Ha rd D riv e Y ou can easily save a ll the mov ies and p hotos you r ecorded onto a commer cially available external ha rd drive c onnected di rectly to t he camcor der*.
External Conne ctions 135 Before discon necting the ex ternal hard dri ve Befor e turning off or physi cally disconnecti ng the external hard drive, be sure t o safely end the connectio n to the camcor der to avoid da m- age to your files.
136 Exter nal Co nnecti ons card), the folde r name o f memory save folders followi ng the first one will end in a numeri c al suf fix. • Th e [ Mo vie s] ind ex scr een will appear . 5 Play back t he movies, stories and photos as you would do any other me mory .
External Conne ctions 137 • Obser ve the f ollo wing pr ecautions whil e the external ha rd d rive's access in d icato r is on or fl ashin g. - Do not d isconne ct the USB cable. - Do not d isconne ct the c a mcor der o r the external h a rd d rive.
138 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder Operating modes: In High D efiniti on Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc reco rders and other A VCHD- compatible dig ital vid eo recor ders usin g the supplied USB cable to mak e pe rfec t copi es of yo ur mo vies in hig h d efin iti on.
External Conne ctions 139 Connecting Connect the camcorder to the VCR using Co nnection " or , . Re fer to Connection Diagrams ( A 123). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cassette or disc and set the recor der to record pause mode. 2 T urn on the camcorder and set it to mode.
140 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Installat ion Install the s oftwar e befor e you connect th e camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the Startup Guide (supp lied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwar e Guid e (PDF file) to i nstall the supplied PIXELA ’ s softwar e.
External Conne ctions 141 7 When th e convers ion is co mpleted, a co nfirmation screen will appear . To select individu al scenes (step 4) 1 T ouch on the ind ividual scenes you w ant to co nvert. • A c heckmark ! will ap pear on the scen es y ou t ouch .
142 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Converting Scenes into S tandard Defin ition fro m a Story by Ratin g Operating modes: 1 Open the galler y and bring the desired stor y to the front. • Check th at yo u have se lecte d th e & (buil t-in me mor y) t ab.
External Conne ctions 143 Connecting t o the Computer and Up loading your V ideos Operat ing modes: 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Connection # - 1 . Refe r to Connectio n Diagrams ( A 124). 2 Select [A ll (for P C only )].
144 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading your Vid eos Using an Eye-Fi Card If you a re using an Eye-Fi ca r d, you can aut omatically upl oad movies to your favorite video sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye- Fi car d and co mpleted all the r equired configuration se tup in advance.
External Conne ctions 145 IMPORT AN T Using an Eye-F i Card • Th is product is not guara nteed to support Eye- Fi card fun ctions (inclu d- ing wir eless trans fer). In case of an i ssue with an Ey e-Fi card, please check w ith the car d manuf actur er .
146 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading MP4 Movies and Photos to the Web With the s upplied softwa re ImageBr owser EX , you can upload your MP4 movies to Y ouT ube and ph otos to Facebook fro m your computer . Additionally , you ca n use CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y* to make photo albums a nd mor e.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 147 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your camcorder , starting with the W i-Fi net- work setup neede d to add your camco rder to an existing Wi-Fi networ k.
148 Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Whi le using Wi-Fi functions, the ca mcor der’ s automatic power off func- tion will be disa bled. Wi-Fi connection Ad hoc mode Connect t he camcorder to an iO S device ( A 159). Use this conn ection type if you plan to upload vide os to Y ouT ube and F acebook on t he go ( A 158).
Wi-Fi Functi ons 149 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Networ k Wirele ssly connecting to a Wi-Fi network via an a ccess point ( wireless rout er) is commonly r eferred to as infras tructur e mode. If your wir eless rout er suppor ts Wi- Fi Pr otected Setu p (WPS), setup will be ea sy and requir e minimal configuring.
150 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Wi-F i Protected Setup (WPS) T o use WPS to make a connection using infra- structure mo de, ma ke sure yo ur wireless router has the WPS logo. If your wir eless router has a WPS button, se tup will be easy a nd all automatic.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 151 4 Within 2 minutes, touch [O K] on the camcorder's screen. Y ou can touch [Stop] and then [OK] to interrupt the W i-Fi Pr o tected Setup whi le it is in prog ress. 5 T ouch [Aut omatic] to automatically obtain an IP address.
152 Wi-Fi Fu nctions T o enter text for the various settings, use the virtual keyb oard ( A 88). POINTS TO CH ECK • Y ou may need to know in advance the encryption key and other set- tings of the wireless rout er . Re fer to the wireless route r's setup screen or ask the network admini strator .
Wi-Fi Functi ons 153 5 T ouch [Aut omatic] to automatically obtain an IP address. • T o assign the I P addre ss manual ly , t ouch [ Manual] and per form the pr ocedur e in T o manually assi gn an IP ad dress ( A 151). • A scr een to test the settings will appear .
154 Wi-Fi Fu nctions T ransfer ring Fil es to a Comp uter or FTP S erver Y ou can wirel essly transfer recor din gs dire ctly to a computer running the supplie d software Ne twork Utility (Windows only) or an F TP server . First, set where the files will be transf erred to (fil e transfer de stination) and then transfer the files .
Wi-Fi Functi ons 155 File T r ansfe r Destin ation S etup for Wind ows Comp uters 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2 Set the camcorder to p layback mode and then press . 3 Connect th e camcorder to the W i-Fi network. * This ste p is not n ecessary whe n the file tr ansfer destinat ion is no t configured.
156 Wi-Fi Fu nctions 3 Enter the details o f the F TP se rver . * An interface similar t o the virtu al keyb oard for tex t fields ( A 88) will app ear except it will contain onl y the ke ys necessary for this ste p. • Th e dest inati on fol der may dif fer dependi ng on the F TP server .
Wi-Fi Functi ons 157 IMPORT AN T • Do not open the memory card slot cover during wirele ss transfer . • Observe t he follow ing precaution s when tran sferr ing files . Failin g to do so may interrupt the transf er and incomplete file s may remain at the trans fer des tina tion.
158 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook Y ou can upload movies t o Y ouT ube and movie s and phot os to Face - book using the supp lied software Network U tility runn ing on a Win- dows comp uter .
Wi-Fi Functi ons 159 3 If you are uplo ading to Y ouT ube, read the Y ouT ube a greement carefully and tou ch [I Agree] if you ag ree. 4 T ouch the desired connection point to connect the camcorder to the netw ork and t hen touch [O K].
160 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Setting Up a Wi-Fi Connection (Ad h oc Mode) 1 Set the c amcorder to playback mode and then press . 2 Set up a new connection point. * T o replace the current sett ings, touc h [Edit] inst ead and then ma nually ch ange the setting s.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 161 NOTES • I f you attemp t to test the settings and the camc or der is able to send a W i-Fi s ign al, th en a mes sag e wi ll be disp layed indi cat ing t hat the con - nect ion was suc cessf ully es tabli shed even wh en the camco r der has not esta blishe d a con ne ction to the iOS dev ice .
162 Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Depen ding on the wirele ss rou ter' s se tting s and cap abi lity , it ca n tak e som e time to uploa d video files.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 163 2 Camcorder: T ouch [ Wi-Fi] and then touch [DLNA Media Server]. • If the memor y car d slot cover is open , the opti on wil l not be ava ila ble. Make s ur e the cover is c lose d pr operly . • If only one conn ection p oint has be en set up, the wi rel ess conne ction will be establis hed.
164 Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Pl ayback may not ap pear smooth depending on the wir eles s rou ter's sett ings an d cap abil ity . In su ch ca se, try the fol lowi ng. - Rem ove an y ob jects b etwee n the ca mco rder and wireless ac cess point th at may i nterfer e wi th the w irele ss signal.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 165 Gloss ary This is a glossary of some of the basic terms us ed frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less rout er may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to.
166 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 167 1 The de fault setti ng is on in mo de and off in other ca mera m odes. 2 Some op tions are availabl e only whe n recording a story using Story Creator . [Zoom T ype] [ Opti cal] , [ Advanced], [D i g i t a l ] , ) [D i g i t a l ] – zz 50 [ ä Mic.
168 Additional Information [Ed it] Panel - Mode In the gallery: Contr ol Bu tto n [ Movies] Index Scre en [ Movi es ] Index Screen [ z SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause A * / ) / ( From the b.
Addition al Informatio n 169 * Operatio n not availa ble for the two preexisting stories, [U nsorted] and [Video Snap- shot]. [Edit ] Panel - Mode * / ) / ( From the b uilt-in memory: [Conver t HD.
170 Additional Information [ Other Settings] Menus When the camc order is in mode, you w ill not be a ble to access the p menu. p Camera Se tup * Option available only for r ecording movies.
Addition al Informatio n 171 [Focus A ssistan ce]: When foc us ass istance is a ctiva ted, t he im age at the center of the sc ree n is magnif ied to help y ou focu s manually ( A 104). • U sing fo cus assi stance wi ll not af fect the r ecor din gs.
172 Additional Information s / Playback Setup * Option availab le only for A VCHD movies. [Data Code]: Displa ys the date a nd/or time when th e scene or p hoto was reco rde d. [ ( Camera Data] : Display s the aper tur e (f-stop) and shutter spee d used when r ecordi ng t he sce ne or photo.
Addition al Informatio n 173 r Recording & Co nnectio ns Setup Menu item Setting options y A * / ) / ( [Rec Me dia for Movies] [ & ] (built-in memory), [ * ] (m emor y card ), zz –– 3 .
174 Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option available only for AV CHD movies. 3 This is the only o ption avail able when an exter nal ha rd drive is conn ected to the camcorde r . [Rate Scenes (Rec ording)]: When set to [ i On], the s cene rati ng scene will appear after ever y scene you r ecord.
Addition al Informatio n 175 [File Numb ering]: Select the file numbering method to b e used on a new memory card. Photos and MP4 mo vies ar e automati cal ly assigne d con- secutive numbers fr om 0101 to 9900, and stor ed in folders cont aining up to 100 files.
176 Additional Information q System S etup Menu item Setting options y A [Output Onscreen Displa ys] 1 [ i On] , [ j Off] zzzz – [Language ! ] [ ], [Da nsk], [Deut sch], [ ], [English] , [Españ.
Addition al Informatio n 177 [Power Sa ving Mode ] [A uto Powe r Off]: [ j Off], [ i On] zzzz – [Quick Start (Standby)]: [Off], [10 mi n] , [20 min], [30 min] * / ) / ( [Initialize & / * ] + [Initialize * ] [ & Built-in Mem.]*, [ * Mem. Ca rd ]* * * / ) / ( only .
178 Additional Information 1 Option not avail able in mode. 2 Option available o nly after co nnecting an exter nal ha rd drive to th e camco rder . 3 Option available o nly whe n using th e optiona l BP-718 or BP- 727 Bat tery Pa ck. 4 Option available only after having inserted an Eye-Fi car d into the memory c ard sl ot.
Addition al Informatio n 179 [Custom Control B utton]: On the lower right of the r ecording screen, a contr ol button tha t is a shortcut to one of the functions in the [ Main Function s] panel is constantly displ ayed.
180 Additional Information • Depending on the TV set, a dditional settings may be requir ed on the TV itself to activate the HDM I-CEC functi on. Refer to the TV’ s instruct ion manual. • Cor re ct op eration of the HDMI -CEC func tion c annot be gua rant eed even when co nnect ing the camco rder to compa tible TV sets .
Addition al Informatio n 181 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the [ Main Funct ions] pa nel ( A 27) 2 Smar t AU TO ( A.
182 Additional Information Recording Movies Manual mode Cinema mode A h Recordin g progra m ( A 94 ) A j Manua l exposure ( A 102) A k Manua l focus ( A 104 ) A l Face det ect ion ( A 99) S q White balance ( A 106) S a Audio level indicator ( A 109) S s x.
Addition al Informatio n 183 Playing Movies (du ring playback) AV CH D m o v i e s : MP4 movies: D k Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( A 144) D l Scen e nu mber F q Playback control butt ons ( A 5.
184 Additional Information Viewing Photos F g Control bu tton [Edi t]: Open the E dit panel ( A 169) F h Current ph oto / T ot al nu mber of ph otos F j Control button [ h ]: Photo jump ( A 117) F.
Addition al Informatio n 185 7 Memor y op er atio n Ü Rec ord , Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack pa use, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playba ck, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow rever se p layb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse.
186 Additional Information Tro u bl e? T roubleshoo ting If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to this section. Some- times what you think is a malfunction of the camcor der may have the simples t of solutions - please r ead the “CHECK THIS FIR ST” box before going on to the more detailed problems a nd solutions.
Addition al Informatio n 187 Cannot charge the battery pack. - Make sure the camcorder is off so charging c an start. - The temperature of the battery pack is outside its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C). Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it co ol down, as necessary , and try charging it again.
188 Additional Information Movies or photos cannot be recorded pr operly . - This may occur as mo vies and photos are reco r ded/deleted ove r time. Save your recordings ( A 129) and initialize the memory ( A 41). Cannot rec ord a photo while rec ording movi es.
Addition al Informatio n 189 When playing back scenes/slideshow with background music , the music track is not played back correct ly . - This can occ ur when you transfer the musi c files to a memory card after repeatedly recording and deleting scenes (fragmented memory).
190 Additional Information The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes rapidly ( one flash at 0.5-second intervals). - The temperature of the batte ry pack is outsid e its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C). Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it cool down, as necessary , and tr y charging it again.
Addition al Informatio n 191 The picture is display ed correctly but there is no sound from the built-in speake r . - Speaker volume is turned off. Adjus t the volume. - If the HTC-100/S HDMI Cable or optional STV- 250N Stereo Video Cable is connec ted to the camcorder , disconnect it.
192 Additional Information Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a r oom where a TV is lo cated, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cab les of the TV .
Addition al Informatio n 193 * / ) / ( Wi-Fi Functions Refer also to the instruction manual of your wireless r outer and other devices you will use. Wireless playback on a DL NA-compatible device is not smooth. - Playback may not be smooth dep e nding on the wireless router's settings and capability .
194 Additional Information List of Mess ages * / ) / ( Refer to List of Messages for Connecting to a n External Hard Drive ( A 200) for external har d drive related messages. Refer t o List of Messages for W i-Fi Functions ( A 200) for Wi-Fi related messages .
Addition al Informatio n 195 Cannot copy - The total size of the scenes you selected to c opy exceeds the available space on the memory card. Delete some recordings on the memory card ( A 60, 118) or reduce the number of scenes to copy . - The memory card already contains the maximum number of AVCHD scenes (3,999 s cenes).
196 Additional Information Cann ot record - Y ou cannot capture video snapshot sc enes from scenes recorded o r edited using another device and then transfer red to a memory card connected to the computer . - There is a problem wi th the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center .
Addition al Informatio n 197 Do not disconnect the power source . Do not disconnect the USB cable unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with the supplied USB cable, the camcorde r cannot be operated.
198 Additional Information Need to recover files from the memory card. Change the position of the LOCK switch on the memory card. - This message wi ll appear the next time you turn on the camcorde.
Addition al Informatio n 199 * / ) / ( Some scenes could not be converted - Some scenes selec ted for conversion to SD w ere recorded using another device and then transferred to a memory card connected to th e computer . These scenes wer e not converted.
200 Additional Information * / ) / ( List of Messages for Connecting to an External Hard Drive * / ) / ( List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functions Unab le to recover d ata - Could not recover a corrupted file . Save your record ings ( A 129) and initialize the memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( A 41).
Addition al Informatio n 201 Cannot connect to FTP server - Make sure that the camcorder and FTP server have the same IP address c onfigured. - This message will appear if the encryption key is incorrect when the encryption method is set to [Open].
202 Additional Information No access points found - Cordless phone s, microwave ovens , refrigerator s and other appliances may interfere with the wireless si gnal. T ry using the camcorder in a location farther away from such applianc es. - Make sure that you use the w ireless router’ s SSID for the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings.
Addition al Informatio n 203 Un abl e t o ob t ain an IP add res s - If you are not usi ng a DHCP server , configure the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings manually or obtain an IP address using the [Man ual] setting. - T urn on the DHCP server . If it is already on, make sure it is functioning properly .
204 Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the follow ing precautions to ensure maximum p er- formance.
Additional Information 205 • Do not use or stor e the c amcorder in dusty or sa ndy places. The cam- corder is not waterproof – avoid also water , mud or salt. If any of the abov e shoul d get into th e camco rd er it may da mage th e camcor der and/o r the le ns.
206 Additional Information Batter y Pack • Dirty terminals may c ause a poor contact betwee n the battery pack and the ca mcorder . W i pe the te rmi nals with a so ft cloth . Long-te rm storag e • Stor e battery packs in a dry place at temp eratur es no hig her than 30 ° C.
Additional Information 207 • Do not leav e me mory cards in pla ces subj ect to hig h hu mid ity and hig h tempe ratur e. • Do not disassemble, bend, drop, or subject memory cards to shocks and do n ot expose t hem to water . • Che c k th e di rec ti on be fore in se rti ng th e me mo ry ca rd.
208 Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam cor der Body • Use a soft, d ry clot h to cl ean the cam cor d er body . Never us e chemic all y tr eated c loths or vo latil e solve nts su ch as paint t hinner . Lens • If the lens surface is di rty , autof ocus may no t work p ro perly .
Additional Information 209 To avoid cond ensation • D o not expose the camcor der to sud den or extr eme changes in tem- perature. • R emove the me mory ca rd and b attery p ack . Then, place the camcorde r in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em oving it fr om the bag.
210 Additional Information Gener al In form ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the cam corder; not ava ilable as a n option al accessor y . ** * / ) / ( only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l isted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages.
Additional Information 211 Opt ional Acc essor ies 4 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs, selec t one of th e follo win g mode ls: BP-718 or BP-727.
212 Additional Information Charging, Recording and Playback Times The charg ing times given in the foll owing tabl e are ap pro ximat e and vary acco rding to ch argin g con dition s and in itial ch arg e of the battery pack.
Additional Information 213 Recording AVCHD m ovies using a memor y card * Approximate t imes for recording with repeated operat ions such a s start/sto p, zoom ing, and p ower on/o ff . BP-727 MXP 185 min. 105 min. 270 min. FXP 185 mi n. 105 min. 275 min.
214 Additional Information 8 UA-100 USB Adapter * / ) / ( Allows you to con- nect to the camcor der an exte rnal har d driv e or s imil ar st orage device wit h a standar d-A cable. Af ter doi ng so, y ou can save an ent ire m emory on to the device.
Additional Information 215 Specifications LEGRIA HF R38 / LEGRIA HF R37 / LEGRIA HF R36 / LEGRIA HF R306 — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch MP4 Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.
216 Additional Information • Image Sensor 1/4.85-type CMOS, 3,280,000 pixels Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels (1920 x 1080) When advanced zoom is on: 2176 x 1224 (full wide angle) 1920 x 1080 (midway between full wide angle and full telephoto) 1360 x 765 (full telephoto) • LCD T ouch Screen: 7.
Additional Information 217 Wi-F i ( * / ) / ( only) • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol • Frequenc y: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 13 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Others • Power supply (rated) 3.
218 Additional Information About th e music fi les The specifi cations of t he music file s compatible with the camc order are as f ollows. Audio encoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 b its, 2 channels Minimum length : 1 second File typ e: WAV The musi c data is saved in t he memory under the following folders.
Additional Information 219 Index 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, usin g the cam corder . . . . 2 09 Aspect ratio of a conne cted TV (TV t ype) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 72 Au di o rec o rd in g le ve l . . . . . .
220 Additional Information Main tena nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Manual exp osure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Manual fo cus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Marker s . . . . . . . . . .
Additional Information 221 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 06 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Wi-Fi f unctions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Wind scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 71 Y Yo u Tu b e * . .
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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 HRF36 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 HRF36 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Canon HRF36, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Canon HRF36 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Canon HRF36, 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 HRF36.
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 HRF36. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Canon HRF36 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.
