Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FS405 Canon
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PUB. DIE-0382-000 Instruction Manual Digital Camcorder C OP Y.
2 Intro duc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK, DO NO T REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEA BLE PAR TS IN SIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL . WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK O F FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO N O T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
3 European Union (and EEA) only . These symbols indic ate that this product is not to be d isposed of with your household w aste, according to the WEEE Directive (2002/ 96/EC), the Batter y Directiv e (2006/66/EC) and/or your national laws implementing t hose Dire ctives.
4 Exciting F eatures Whether you are usin g a camcor der for th e first time or ar e very experienced, this camcorder off ers many easy-to-use functions. The following are just but a few examples of the many functions that can enrich yo ur shooti ng experi ence.
Table of conten ts 5 Introduction 4 Exciting Features 8 About this Manual 10 Getting to Know the Camcorder 10 Supplied Accesso ries and CD-ROMs 12 Names of Parts Preparations 15 Get ting S.
6 T able of con tents V ideo 34 Basic Recording 34 Sho oting V i deo 35 Selecting the V ideo Quality (Re cording Mo de) 36 Zoom ing: Optical, Adv anced and Digital Zoom 37 Quick Start Function.
Table of conten ts 7 Photos 69 T aking Photos 70 Viewing Photos 72 Slideshow 72 Deleting Photos 74 Copying Photos to a Memory Card External Connections 76 T erminals on the Camcord e r 76 .
8 In troduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA FS46 / LEGRIA FS405 / LEGRIA FS406. Please r ead this manual car efully before you use the camcord er and r etain it for f uture ref erence. Should your camc order fai l to op erate correct ly , refe r to Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (9 8 ) .
Introduction 9 Brackets [ ] are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen. indicates that a function is available in the operating mode indicated and indicates that the function is not available. For a detailed explanation refer to Operating Modes ( 21).
10 Introdu ction Gett ing to K now th e Camc order Supplied Accessor ies and CD-ROMs The follow ing acces sories a re s upplied w ith the camcorde r: X CA-570E Compact Power Adapter (incl.
Introduction 11 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the c amcorder: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utilit y CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer Utility fo r saving and transferring mo vies and music file s you can u se as backgr ound music.
12 Introdu ction Names of Parts 1 RESET b utton ( 102 ) 2 button ( 21) / WEB but ton ( 82) 3 DISP . (on-screen disp lay) button ( 5 8, 62)/BA TT . INFO butto n ( 9 7) 4 Spea ker ( 3 9) 5 A V OUT t.
Introduction 13 A d Zoom l ever ( 36 ) A f PHOTO button ( 69 ) A g POWER butt on A h Joystick ( 23) A j LCD screen ( 19 ) A k FUNC. button ( 24, 86) A l / (play/p ause) butt on ( 3 9)/ ST ART/ STO.
14 Introdu ction S g Battery release latch S h T rip od socket ( 109 ) S j Memory card slo t ( 30) S k Battery com partment ( 15) S l Battery com partment cover /Memory card slot cover D q Seria l numbe r The serial nu mber label is lo cated on the ba ttery compa rtment co ver .
Prep aration s 15 Prepar ations This chapter de scribes basic ope rations, such as navigating the menus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more about your camco r der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc o rd er can be power ed with a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the comp act po wer adap ter .
16 Prepa ratio ns 3 Close the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click. 4 Connect th e power cord to the compact power ad apter . 5 Plug the compact power adapter into a pow er outlet. 6 Connect th e compact power adapter to the camcorder’ s DC IN terminal.
Prep aration s 17 To remove the battery pack 1 Slide the bat tery compartment cover away fr om the lens and open it . 2 Pr ess the b attery r elease latch and pull out the battery pack. 3 Close the cover and slide it toward the lens until you hear a click.
18 Prepa ratio ns • We recomm end th at you prepa re batter y packs to last 2 to 3 times longer than you thi nk you might need. Prep aring t he Acc essor ies Fasten the grip belt. Adjust the gr ip belt so that you can r each the zoom leve r with your index fi nger , and the button with your thumb.
Prep aration s 19 To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attaching end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the camcorder , thread the w rist strap through the loop and fasten. Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Screen Rot ating the LCD P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.
20 Prepa ratio ns LCD Backlight When re cor ding in b right pl aces i t may be difficult to use th e LCD screen. T ur n on the LCD backli ght to make it brighter . With th e cam cor der on, hold pres sed do wn for more tha n 2 seconds. Repeat this act ion to switch the LCD backlight between off (normal) and on (bri ght) .
Prep aration s 21 Basic Operation o f the Camcorder Operating Modes Rec ord ing The camcorder offers two basic modes for r ecording video and ph otos : mod e, for begin ner s or if you just pre fe.
22 Prepa ratio ns - menu: [Rec Med ia for Movi es]*, [Rec Medi a for Photos]*, [Widescr een], [Vid eo Snaps hot Le ngth]. - menu: [Image Stabiliz er]**, [Auto Sl ow Shutter]. - , and menus: All settings. * only . ** The [ Standar d] setting will be used in mode if set to [ Off] in mode.
Prep aration s 23 Joystick and Joystick Guide Use the j o yst ick to ope r ate t he ca mcorder ’ s menus. The functi ons that appea r in t h e joy stick guide de pend on the ope rat- ing mode. By d efault, the joystick guide is minimized. P ush the joy- stick ( ) to display it.
24 Prepa ratio ns Selecting an Option from the FUNC. M enu The following is an example of selecting a FUNC. menu option in mode. In p layback modes, the operation var ies dep ending on the function selected so refer to the r elevant chapter as necess ary .
Prep aration s 25 6P r e s s . Y o u can press to clo se the menu at a ny tim e. FUNC. FUNC. C OP Y.
26 Prepa ratio ns First Ti me Settings Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time o f the camcor der befor e yo u can star t using it. The [Date/Time ] screen will appear a utomatical ly whe n the cam- corder’ s clock is not set.
Prep aration s 27 Changing the Language The default lang uage of the cam- cord er is English. Y ou can set it to one of 26 other languages. NOTES • The displays and that appear in some menu scr e ens r e fer to the name of buttons on the c amcor der and will not change, regardless of the language sel e cted .
28 Prepa ratio ns Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Com patible for Us e with the Camco rder Y ou can use c ommercia lly available Secure Digital (S D) car ds with t his camcor der . However , depending on the memory car d, you may not be able to recor d movies.
Prep aration s 29 SDXC Memory Cards As of May 2010, SDXC memory cards have been tested to work under Windows 7. Fo r details on whether y our computer's operating system is SDXC-co mpatible, check with your co mputer's m anufacturer .
30 Prepa ratio ns Inserting and Removing a M emory Card Make sure to i nitialize ( 31) all memory car ds befor e using them with this camcor der . 1 T urn off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OF F (CHG) ind icator i s off. 2 Slide the memory card slot cover away from the le ns and open it.
Prep aration s 31 Sele cting the Me mory for the R ecor dings Y ou can s elect t o recor d your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory o r on a memory car d.
32 Prepa ratio ns * If you selected the [Complete Initial ization] option, you can press to cancel the initializat ion while it is in prog ress. All recor dings will be erased and the memory can be used w ithout any problem . Options IMPORT AN T • Ini tial izing the memory will perman ently erase a ll rec ord ings.
Prep aration s 33 the memory ca r d. Refer to Ab out the m usic file s ( 122) for the folder s tructu r e of the me mory card. • At the time of purchase , Eye-Fi car ds contai n the necessary network configuration software.
34 Video Video This chapter covers functions related to shooting movies, including r ecord ing, pla yback, advanced function s and pla ylist and scene o perations. Basic Rec ording Shooting Video 1 T urn on the camcor d er . By d efault , movies are recorded in the built-in memory .
Video 35 • Be sure t o sa ve y our rec ord ings regu lar ly ( 79 ), es pec ial ly af ter mak - ing i mportan t recording s. Ca non sh all not be lia ble for any l oss or cor- ruption of da ta.
36 Video Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital Zoom The camcorder offer s the following thr ee types of zoom: * 1800x (1600x for the ) when [Image Stabilizer] is set to [D y n a m i c ] .
Video 37 Move t he zo om lever t owar d W (wid e angl e) to zoom out. Move it toward T (te leph oto) to zoom in. By def ault, the zoom lev er oper ates at a variab le speed – press gentl y for a slow zoom; pr ess harder for f aster zoo ms. NOTES • Keep at least 1 m away from the subjec t.
38 Video 2 When you wish to resume recording, open the LCD panel. The ON/OFF ( CHG) ind icato r turns back gr een and t he camcor der is read y to record . IMPORT AN T • Do not disconnect the power source during standby mode (while the ON/O FF (CHG) in dicator is li t in orange).
Video 39 Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video 1 Press to open the [Mo vies] index screen. 2 Move ( , ) the selection frame to the scene you want to play back.
40 Video IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pr ecautions whil e the ACCESS ind icato r is on or flashin g. Fail ing to do so may resu lt in pe rmanen t data loss. - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn of f the camc or der .
Video 41 toward * to skip to the beginning of the current scene or to skip to the next scene. * Push t wice to skip to th e beginnin g of the previous sc ene. Ending special playback modes During any special playback mo de, pr ess . The cam cor der will re turn to its initial mode (playback or playback pause).
42 Video 1 In the index s cr een, move ( ) the orange selection frame to the tabs on the top of the s creen. 2 Select ( ) the tab corresponding to th e r ec ordings you want to play back. 3 Return ( ) to the index screen to select a scene or photo.
Video 43 2 Open the c alendar screen. • The cale ndar scre en appears . • Dates that conta in scenes ( that is, mo vies wer e recor ded on that date) appea r in whi te. Dat es withou t reco r dings appe ar in bl ack. 3 Move ( , ) the cursor to the desired date.
44 Video 3 Select ( ) the date, month o r year and move ( ) betwee n rec ord i ng da te s. 4 After selecting the desired date, p r ess . The ind ex scr een will appear wi th the sel ection frame on the first scene rec or ded on the select ed dat e .
Video 45 4 Press twice to close the menu. To cancel all the se lections NOTES • The p re -sele ction of sce nes/photo s wil l be cancel ed if you tu r n of f the camcorder or change the operating mode. • Scen es in the pl aylist can not be inc luded in the pre-select ion.
46 Video 3 Delete the s cenes. * If you selected any option other tha n [This Scene] , you can press to inter - rupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some scenes will be deleted never- theless. Options IMPORT AN T • Be carefu l when delet ing origin al recordings.
Video 47 Advanced Functions Automatic Exposure and Special Scene Recording Programs The r ecordi ng pr ogram determi nes how much contr ol you have over the camcor d er’ s recor ding-related setting s. Select the [ Pro- grammed AE] recording program to give you full control over functions like the white ba lance or image effects.
48 Video [S p o r t s ] T o r ecord sports scenes suc h as tennis or golf. [S n o w ] T o record in brigh t ski res orts w ith- out the subject being unde r exposed. [B e a c h ] T o re cord on a sunn y beach with- out the subject being unde r exposed.
Video 49 NOTES • [ Portra it] /[ Sports] /[ Snow]/[ B each ] : T he pi cture ma y not appear smooth during play back. • [ Port rait]: T he bl ur e ffect of t he ba ckgroun d incre ases the m ore you zoom in ( T ). • [ Snow]/[ Beac h]: T he subj ect may becom e over exposed on clou dy days or in shaded plac es.
50 Video Adv ance d Imag e Stabi lization The image stabilizer r educes camcord er blur (blur due to t he cam- corder m o ving) so you can get nice, stable shots.
Video 51 1 Open ( ) the joys tick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Pre REC] and press . • a p p e a r s . • Pres s again to tur n pre-recordin g off. 3P r e s s . The scene recorded in the mem ory will st art 3 secon ds before was pressed. NOTES • While pr e-r ecor ding is act i vate d, the camcorder will not e mit any notif i- cation sounds.
52 Video • The camc order r ecords for ab out 4 seconds (t he blue fr ame serv es as a visual pr ogre ss bar) and then automa tically r eturns to rec or d pause mo de. • Y ou can change the length of video snapshot scenes to 2 or 8 seconds with the [Vi deo S naps hot L ength] sett ing.
Video 53 Applying the Se lected Di gital E ffect 1 Open ( ) the joys tick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Digital Effects] and pre ss . • The icon of th e sele cted di gital effect turns green. • Press again to d eac tivate the d igital effect (its i con wil l tur n wh ite aga in).
54 Video POINTS TO CH ECK • Sele ct a recording prog ram othe r than [ Fireworks]. 1 Open ( ) the joys tick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Exposur e] an d pr ess . • The current ex posu re is locked . • The exposure a djustment indicator and th e neut ral val ue “±0” appea r on the screen.
Video 55 POINTS TO CH ECK • Adjus t the zoo m befor e you star t the pro cedur e. 1 Open ( ) the joys tick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Focus] and pr ess .
56 Video Whe n the adju stment is comple ted, s tops flashing an d stays o n. The camcor der retain s the custom se tting even if you turn of f the camc or der . 2 Pres s to save the setti ng and close the menu. Options ( Default value) NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: - Set [Digital Zoom] to [ Off].
Video 57 Opt ions ( Default value) Mini Video Light Y o u can turn on the mini video light to shoo t video or take ph otos in dark pl aces. 1 Open ( ) the joys tick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Vide o Light] and press . • appear s on the scr een. • Press again to turn the mini video light off .
58 Video For movies: Press . The camco rder starts r eco r din g after a 10 -seco nd coun tdown . The countdow n appears on the scr een. For photo s: Pr ess , first hal fway to activate t he autofocus and then fully . The cam cord er wil l recor d the photo afte r a 1 0-second countd own.
Video 59 • Press again to r eturn to the index scr e en. 3 Select ( ) the playback s tarting point from the time line ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. To select an other scene Move ( ) the orange select ion frame to the lar ge thumbnail and select ( ) another scene .
60 Video POINTS TO CH ECK T o play b ack scen es or a slid eshow of ph o to s reco rd ed on a memor y car d, you will need t o connect the memory car d that cont ains your recordin gs to a com puter and tran sfer the mu sic tra cks in advance. W indows users: Use the supplied PIXELA ’ s software.
Video 61 IMPORT AN T • If you us e copyri ghted song s and musi c tracks in your video cr eation s, r emember that m usic und er copyri ght may no t be used without per- mission f r om the c opyright hold er , except f or cases permitt ed under appl icabl e laws, such as for personal use.
62 Video On-Screen Dis plays and Data Code Y ou can turn most on-screen displays on or of f. Repeatedly press to tur n the on-screen displays on/off in the following sequen ce: , mod e: • All di.
Video 63 Playlist and Sce ne Operations Editing the Playlist: Adding, Deleting and Moving Scenes Cre ate a play list to play bac k only th e s cenes you pr efer and in th e ord er of your choice. Y ou can play back the sc enes in the p laylist using your favorite song as background music ( 59).
64 Video NOTES • Del eting or movi ng scenes in t he playlis t wil l not aff ect the ori ginal re co rd i ng s . • Y ou ca n cop y scene s from the built-in memory to t he memory car d ( 66) to inc l ude in the memo ry ca rd ’ s playlist also scen es that were origina lly recorded in the built-in me mory .
Video 65 2 Select ( , ) the scene you want to move. 3 Press , select [ Move] and press . 4 Move ( , ) the orange marker to the desired position of the scene and press . The origin al pos ition of th e sce ne and the current p osit ion of the marker are d isplaye d at the bottom of the scr een.
66 Video The vide o from the divisi on point to the end of t he scene will appear as a new scene in the index screen. NOTES • When a dvancin g/reve rsing f rames whi le di viding the scenes, the i nter- val will be 0.
Video 67 * Press to interrupt the operation while it is in pr ogress. Opt ions Copy ing t he Enti re Pla ylist 1 Open the built -in memory's [Playli st] or [Playlist: Video Snapshot] index screen. Select t he tab under the icon and the n open the desir ed pla ylis t.
68 Video NOTES • In th e fo llowin g cas es, you will not b e able to c opy reco r din gs to the memory card: - If the memory car d slot is open. - If the LOCK s witch on the memo ry ca rd is se t to pre vent writin g . - If there is no memory ca rd i n the memory card slot.
Photos 69 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on taking photos and playing them back. T aking Phot os POINTS TO CH ECK • Ple ase read the IM PORTANT sect ion be fore usin g an E ye-Fi c ard. 1 T ur n on the camcord er . By default, photos are recorded in the built- in memory .
70 Photos - Phot os r ecor ded on an E ye-Fi car d will be uplo aded automat ically after setting the camcor der to pl ayback m ode if you are withi n the range of a config ure d network. Always verify tha t Eye-Fi cards have been approved in the country/r egion of use.
Photos 71 To re turn to the inde x scr een f rom si ngle p hoto view 1 Open ( ) the joystick g uide. 2 Select ( ) the i con and pres s . Y ou can also move the zoom lever toward W to r e t urn to the i ndex scr een. Photo Jump Functi on When you have recor ded a lar ge number of photos, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a time.
72 Photos Slide show Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photo s and even set it to music. 1 Open the [P hotos] index screen. 2 Select the background music to use when playing back the photo slideshow ( 59, steps 1-3) . 3 Back in the in dex screen, select ( , ) the first photo o f the slideshow.
Photos 73 2 Select ( ) the photo you want to delete and p ress . 3 Select ( ) [Y es] and pres s t o delete the photo. 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to delete additional photos or press twice to close the menu. Deleting Ph otos from the I ndex Screen 1 Open the [Photos] index scr een .
74 Photos Copying Photos to a Memor y Card Y ou can copy photos only fr om the built-in memory to the memor y card . POINTS TO CH ECK • Plea se read the IM PORTANT sect ion ( 7 5) before u sing an E ye-Fi card. Copying a Sin gle Photo 1 Select to view the photos recorded in the built-in memory .
Photos 75 3 Copy the p hotos. * If you selected an op tion other than [Th is Photo], you can press to in terrupt the operation while it is in progress. Opt ions IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing.
76 Externa l Connecti ons External Connections This chapter explains ho w to connec t your camc order to an external d evice suc h as a TV , VCR, o r comput er .
Externa l Connec tions 77 Connection Composite Video T y pe: Analog Q uality: Standard definition O utput only Connect to a st andard TV or a VCR with audio /video input t erminals.
78 Externa l Connecti ons Playback on a TV Scre en Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your recor dings with family and friends. Playback o n an HDTV using one of th e high-de finition connections will ensur e the best playb ack quality . 1 T urn off the camcorder and the T V .
Externa l Connec tions 79 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Saving Recordings on a Computer Movies and pho tos r ecorde d with this camcor der are saved in the built-i n memory ( only) or on th e memory car d . Beca us e space is lim it ed, mak e su re t o sa ve y ou r reco rdi ngs on a co mp ute r on a reg ul ar basis.
80 Externa l Connecti ons 4 Computer: D epending on the software you chose to install, T ransfer Utility SD or Video Bro wse r SD * will start up automatically . • T ransfer Utility SD : Click [Vi deo file import] t o start tr ansferrin g files.
Externa l Connec tions 81 • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do so may result in permanen t data lo ss. - Do not open the mem ory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the USB cable. - Do not turn off the camcorder or the computer .
82 Externa l Connecti ons 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • Push the joystick ( ) to hide the jo ystick gui d e. • By defa ult, on-screen displays w ill be em bedded in th e output video signal . Y ou can change the di splays by repe atedly p ress ing (6 2 ) .
Externa l Connec tions 83 5P r e s s . 6 Select ( ) [Y es] and p r ess . • Press twice to interru p t th e oper ation w hile it is in progress. • The video fr om the point where you pressed until the end of the scene (or up to 10 m inute s in cas e of longer scenes ) will be copi ed as a Web-frie ndly MPE G file.
84 Externa l Connecti ons • Afte r y ou connec t the camco rd er to t he computer , the sup plied PIXELA ’ s softwar e w il l copy the MPEG video fi les to t he comput er and upload them to the W eb, leaving b ehin d a copy of the vi deo fi les in the memory card.
Externa l Connec tions 85 r equir ed to use Eye-Fi cards in many countri es or r egions. Without approva l, use of t he card i s not perm itted. I f it is unc lear w hether the car d has been ap pro ved fo r use in t he area, p lease check with the car d manufa ctur er .
86 Additional Inf o rmation Additional Information This chapter contains trou bleshooting ad vice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Men u Options L ists Menu items not avail able appear grayed out.
Additional Information 87 Mode 1 Only for sce nes recorded in the buil t-in memory . 2 Not available f or video snapsh ot scenes. Mode 1 Only for p hotos recorded in th e built-in m emory .
88 Additional Inf o rmation Setup Menus Camera Setup 1 ( Mode) [Widescreen]: The c a mco rder uses the full wi dth o f the i mage sensor providing high-r e soluti on 16:9 recor dings.
Additional Information 89 Camera Setup 2 ( Mode) [Flicker Reduct ion]: If th e screen starts t o flicke r whe n recording mo vies under fl uore scent lights, chang e the sett ing to r educe the ef fect. • Fli cker r eduction can be activate d only whe n the r ecor din g prog ram is set to [ Pr ogrammed AE.
90 Additional Inf o rmation [D ata Co de]: D isp lays t he da te an d/or time w hen t he sc ene w as reco rde d. [ Camera Data] : Dis plays the ap ertur e (f-stop) and shutter s peed used wh en recording th e scene.
Additional Information 91 System Setup 2 1 Option available only fro m the [Movies] or [Video Snapshot] index screen. 2 Option availab le only after havi ng inserted an Eye-Fi card in the memory card slot. [Notif ication Sounds]: A beep w ill ac company some operatio ns like turn - ing on t he camcor der , the self-t imer coun tdown, etc.
92 Additional Inf o rmation bers from 0101 t o 9900, and stored i n folder s containing up to 100 pho- tos. Folders are numbered fr om 101 to 998. [ Reset]: Photo numbers will r estart from 101-0101 every time you insert a new memory card.
Additional Information 93 [Date Format]: Select the date format to be used for most on-scre en dis- plays. [Calenda r Start D ay]: Select the day on which the week sta rts for the cal- endar screen ( 42).
94 Additional Inf o rmation Appendix: Onscreen Ic ons and Displays Recording Movies 1 Operatin g mode ( 21), Zoom ( 36), Manua l exp osur e ( 53) 2 Recor ding progra m ( 47) 3 White balan ce ( 55).
Additional Information 95 Recording Photos Playing Movies (Durin g Playback) S q AF f ram e ( 69) S a Self t imer ( 57) S s Number of available photo s On the memory card In t he buil t-in memory .
96 Additional Inf o rmation Viewing Photos S k Protected photo mar k (photos on the me mory c ard t hat were protected using another device) S l Current photo / T otal number o f photo s D q Photo.
Additional Information 97 A q Memory operat ion Recor d, Record pause, Play back, Play back paus e, Fast pl ayback, Fa st re verse pl ayb ack , Slow pla yback, Slow re ver se pl ayb ack A a Remaining battery tim e • The icon shows a rough es timate of the remaini ng charge as a percentage of the full charge of the batt ery pac k.
98 Additional Inf o rmation Trou b le ? T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcorder , r e fer to this section. Sometimes w hat you think is a malfunction o f the camcorder m ay have the simples t of solu tions - pleas e read the “CHECK THIS F IRST” box bef o r e going o n to t he mo re deta iled pr oblems and sol utions .
Additional Information 99 The battery pack is exhausted extremely quic kly even at normal temperatures. - The batter y may have reached the end of its ba ttery life.
100 Addit ional Information - The memory is full. Delete some recordi ngs ( 45, 72) or initialize the memory ( 31) to free some space. Cannot move scenes in the playlist. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 45, 72) or initialize the memory ( 31) to free some space.
Additional Information 10 1 appears on the screen. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached so the remaining bat- tery time cannot be displayed. lights up in red. - A memor y card error occu rred. T urn off the camcorder .
102 Addit ional Information Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camcorder does not oper ate properly . - Disconnect the power source and reconn ect it a fter a short time. If the problem still persists, remove the battery pack and disconnect all other power sour ces from the camcorder .
Additional Information 10 3 Connections with Extern al Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room w here a TV is located, keep a dis tance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna c ables of the TV .
104 Addit ional Information Built-in memory is full - The built-in memory is full ([ End] appears on the screen). Delete some recordings ( 45, 72) to free some space or save your r ecordings ( 79) and initialize the built-in memory ( 31).
Additional Information 10 5 Cannot play back Check the memory card - There is a problem with the memory card. Save your recordings ( 79) and initialize the memory card using the [Comple te Initialization ] option ( 31). If the problem pe r sists, use a different memory card.
106 Addit ional Information - A memor y card error occurre d. The camcorder cannot rec ord or display the image. T r y removing and reinserting the memory car d, or use a different memory card. - Y ou inserted a MultiMedia Card (MMC) into the camcorder .
Additional Information 10 7 Memory card is full - The memory card is full. Delete some recordings ( 45, 72) to free some space or replace the memory card. Memory card is write-protected - The LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent acci dental erasure.
108 Addit ional Information Some scenes could not be added to the playlist - Scenes recorded using another device and then tr ansferred to a memory car d connected to a computer cannot be added to the p laylist. - The playlist can contain a maximum of 99 scen es.
Addition al Informatio n 109 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec autions Camcorder Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e maximum pe r- forma nce.
110 Addit ional Information • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture. Exces- sive camcor der movement while shooting and extensive use of fa st zoom s and pa nning ca n result in jittery s cenes. In extrem e cases , the playb ack o f su ch scen es may r esult in visual ly induce d mot ion s ick- ness.
Addition al Informatio n 111 playe d, de pending on the batter y l ife. U se the time s hown on the scr een as an app roximatio n. Regardi ng th e use o f non-Can on battery p acks • For your sa.
112 Addit ional Information Buil t-in Rech arg eable Li thium Batt ery The camcor der has a built-i n rec harg eable lithi u m bat tery to k eep the date/time and other settings. The built-in lithium battery is r echar ged while you use the camcorder; however , it will dischar ge completely if you do not use the camcor der for about 3 months.
Addition al Informatio n 113 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a soft, dry cloth to cl ean th e camcor der body . Never use c hemi- cally treated cloths or vo latile solven ts suc h as paint t hinner . Lens • If the lens surf ace is dirty , autofocus may not work pro perly .
114 Addit ional Information When condensatio n is detecte d The camcor der automatica lly shuts off. The pr ecise ti me re quir ed for water dr oplets to evaporate will vary depending on the l ocation and weather con ditions. As a ge neral rule, wait f or 2 hours b efor e resu ming us e of the camcor der .
Addition al Informatio n 115 Genera l Inform atio n Accessories Optional accessories not listed be low are descr ibed in more detail in the following pages.
116 Addit ional Information Opti onal Acce ssorie s 1 Battery Pa ck When you need extra b attery packs, make sure you sele ct the BP-808. Wh en you use ba ttery p acks bear- ing the In tellige nt System mark, the camcord er wil l communi cate with the b attery and displ a y the re mainin g usage time (accur ate to 1 minute ).
Addition al Informatio n 117 Charging , Recording and Playback T imes The cha rging times gi ven in the fol lowing table ar e approx imate an d var y accordi ng to c hargi ng cond itions and initial charge of the batter y pac k.
118 Addit ional Information This mark identifies genuine Canon video accessories. When you use Canon vi deo equipment, we reco mmend Canon-brand acces sories or pr oducts bear ing th e same mark .
Addition al Informatio n 119 Specifications LEGRIA FS46 / LEGRIA FS405 / LEGR IA FS406 — V alues given a re appr oximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: SD-Video Video compressi.
120 Addit ional Information • Lens Configuration: 10 elements in 8 groups (1 double-sided, aspheric element) • AF Sy stem TTL autofocus or Manual focus (for movies only) • Minimum Focusing D.
Addition al Informatio n 121 BP-808 Battery Pack • Battery type Rechargeable lithium ion battery, compatible with Intelligent System • Rated voltage: 7.4 V DC • Operating temperature: 0 – 40 °C • Battery capacity: 890 mAh (typical); 6.3 Wh / 850 mAh (minimum) • Dimensions : 30.
122 Addit ional Information Abou t the music file s The specifi cations of the m usic files compatib le with the cam- corde r are as f o ll ows. Audio e ncoding: Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channe ls Minimum length: 1 s econd File extensio n: WA V The music data is saved in the memory under the following folder structure.
Addition al Informatio n 123 Index A Abroad, usin g the camcorde r . . . . 1 1 4 Aspect ra tio of a co nnected T V (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 AUTO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Auto slow shutter . . . . . . . . . . .
124 Addit ional Information P P (recording program) . . . . . . . . . . 47 Photo n umbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Playback Movi es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Photo s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Playing . . . . . . . . . .
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