Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HF R11 Canon
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PUB. DIE-0342-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual C OP Y.
2 Introd u ction Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE , USE THE RECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y .
3 The Mains plug is used a s the disconnect device. The Ma ins plug shall remain readily ope rable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident. CAUTION: • Danger of explo s ion if the wrong type of batterie s are attached. U s e only the s ame type of batterie s .
4 In these safe ty instruc tions the wor d “apparatus” or “pr oduct” refers to the Can on HD Camcorder VI XIA HF R11 A / VIXIA HF R10 A / VIXI A HF R100 A and al l its accesso ries. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings.
5 20 Objects and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous v oltage points or short out pa rts that could res ult in a fire or electric shock . Be careful not to spill liquid of any ki nd onto the product.
6 The adapter can be used with a power supply between 100 and 240 V A C . For ar eas where 120 V A C power is n ot used, you will ne ed a special pl ug adapter . C ontact yo ur nearest C anon S ervice C enter for furt her informa tion. The adapter is no t intended to be s erviced.
7 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definition Video Y our camcorder’ s high-definitio n image sensor (HD CMO S ) captur es vid eo at a res olution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels 2 . Videos ar e then r ecor ded in the memory in high definition, using A VCHD specifications 3 .
8 Smart AU T O (2 7 ) S mart AUTO au tomat ically sel ects th e best settings for the scene yo u want to shoot. Y ou get specta cular r ecordings every ti me without worry ing about set tings. Video Snap s hot (5 8 ) S hoot or captur e shor t scenes and a rrang e them into a v ideo clip set to your favorite bac k ground mu s ic.
9 Enjoying yo u r R ecor ding s on Oth er De vice s AVCHD MPEG- 2 SD-Video Eye-Fi S D C onnect the c amcorder to an HDTV ( 110) C onnect the camcorde r t o the optional DW-100 DV D Burner ( 113, 116) .
10 Table of cont ents Introduction 7 Excit ing Features and New Functions 14 About this Manual 16 Getting to Know the C amcorder 16 S uppli ed Accessorie s and CD-ROM s 18 Names of P arts .
Table of conte nts 11 V ideo 40 Basic Recor ding 40 S hooting Video 41 S electi ng the V ideo Quality ( Record ing Mode ) 42 Zooming 43 Quic k S tart Function 45 Basic Playback 45 Playing Bac .
12 Table of cont ents Photos 86 Ba sic Recording 86 T a k ing Photos 87 S electing Photo S ize and Quality 89 Ba sic Playback 89 Viewing Photos 90 Deleting Photos 92 Magnifying Photos during P.
Table of conte nts 13 Additional Information 130 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 130 FUNC. Menu 132 S etup Menus 143 Onscreen Icons a nd Disp lays 147 T roub le? 147 T r oubleshooting 153 List of.
14 Introduction Abo u t thi s Man u al Than k you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF R11 / VIXIA HF R10 / VIXIA HF R100. Please read this ma nual careful ly before you use the cam c ord er and ret ai n it for fu tu re ref ere nc e. S hould your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , r efer to T ro ubleshooting ( 147).
Introdu ction 15 Selecting the Video Q u ality (Recording M ode) The camcorder offers 4 recording mo des. Changin g the recording mode will change the recording time available on the memory . S elect FXP or XP+ mo de for better movie q uality; select LP mode for longer recor ding times.
16 Introduction G etting to K now the Camcorder S u pplied Acce ss orie s and CD-ROM s The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor d er: * CA-590 E including power cord, in A s ia .
Introdu ction 17 The follo wing CD- ROM s and s oftwar e are s upp lied w ith the camcor der: • PIXEL A A pplicatio n - Disc 1 CD -ROM* and ‘PIXELA Application s ’ In s tallation Guide - ImageMixer 3 S E T ran s fer Ut ilitie s - S of tware for s aving and tran s ferring movie s and mu s ic f ile s you can u s e a s bac k ground mu s ic.
18 Introduction Name s of Part s 1 (camera/p lay) button ( 29) 2 VIDEO S NAP (video s napshot) but ton (5 8 ) 3 / WEB b utton ( 124 ) 4 button ( 27 )/ / INDEX S EL.
Introdu ction 19 A s Zoom lever ( 42) A d PHOTO b utton ( 86) A f POWER butto n A g ON/O FF (CH G ) (charge) indicator: G ree n – O n Ora nge – S tand by ( 43) Red – Charging ( 21) A h LCD screen ( 25) A j Joystic k (3 0 ) A k FUNC.
20 Introduction S h T ripod soc k et ( 163 ) S j Memory card slot (3 6 ) S k Battery com partment S l Battery release latch D q Battery com partment cover /Memory card slot cover D a S erial number The serial nu mber label is lo cated on the ba ttery com partment co ver .
Prepa rations 21 Prepar ation s This chapte r describes bas ic operat ions, such as nav igating the menus, and first time settings to help you learn mo re about your camcor der . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a battery pa c k or dir ectly using the c o m- pact pow er adapte r .
22 Prepa rati ons 3 S lide the battery compartment cover away from the lens and open it. 4 Remov e the batter y terminal c over from the battery pack. 5 Insert the battery pack all the way into the co mpartment and press gently until it clicks. 6 Close t he cover and slide it to ward the lens until you hear a click.
Prepa rations 23 To remove the battery pack 1 S lide the bat tery compartm ent cover away fr om the lens and open it. 2 Press the battery r elease l atch and pull out the battery pac k . 3 Close the cover and slide it toward the lens un til you hear a clic k .
24 Prepa rati ons • W e recommend that you pr epar e b atte ry pac ks to la s t 2 to 3 time s longer tha n you thin k you might nee d. • USA and Ca nada only : The Lithium i on/polym er batter y that power s th e p roduct i s recy clab le. P lea s e call 1-800-8-BA TTERY for information on how to recycle thi s battery .
Prepa rations 25 To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attachin g end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the cam- corder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Y ou ca n also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra conv enience and prote ction.
26 Prepa rati ons NOTES • About the LCD sc reen: The s creen i s produced u s ing ext remely hig h-pre- ci s ion m anufact uring technique s , with mor e than 99.99% of the pixel s operating to s pecification. Le ss than 0.01% of the pixel s may oc ca s ion- ally mi s fire or appear a s blac k , red, blue or green dot s .
Prepa rations 27 Ba s ic Operation of the Camcorder Operating Mode s Rec ord ing The camcor der offers t wo basic mode s for r ecor ding video and photos: S mar t AUT O ( ) mod e for begi nners or.
28 Prepa rati ons •W h e n s hooting in mod e, t he camcor der wi ll auto matica lly detect ce rtain cha racteri s tic s of the s ubject , bac k gr ound, lighti ng con dition s , etc.
Prepa rations 29 NOTES • I n mode, me nu s cannot be acce ss ed but the foll owing s e tting s can b e ch ange d in a dva nce. - Recording mode of m ovie s - S i z e/quality of ph oto s - / Yo u.
30 Prepa rati ons NOTES • / When s witchin g to a pl aybac k mode, the memory s elected for playbac k will be the s ame curr ently u s ed fo r rec ordi ng. Joy s tick and Joy s tick G u ide Use the joystic k to operat e the camcor der’ s menus.
Prepa rations 31 U s ing the Men us Many of the camcor der’ s functio ns can be adjus ted fr om the menus that open after pr essi ng . In mode, menus cannot be acces sed and, exc ept in a few cases, most menu settings will return to their d efault values.
32 Prepa rati ons Selecting an Option fro m the Setup M enus 1P r e s s . 2 S elect ( , ) [ Menu] and press to o pen the setup menus. Y ou can al s o hold pre ss ed down for more than 1 s econd to open d irectly th e s etup menu s s creen. 3 S elect ( ) the tab o f the desired menu.
Prepa rations 33 Fir s t Time Setting s Setting th e Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and time of the camcor der before you can start using it . The [Dat e/Time] scr een will appear automaticall y when the cam- corde r’ s cl oc k is not set.
34 Prepa rati ons Changing the Lang u age The defaul t language of the camcor der is English. Y ou can set it to one of 22 other languages. NOTES •T h e d i s play s and that a ppear in s ome menu s cre en s refe r t o the name of button s on t he ca mcor der a nd wi ll n ot chan ge, re gard le ss of the langua ge s electe d.
Prepa rations 35 U s ing a Memor y Card Memory Card s Compatib le for U s e wi th the Camcorder Y ou can use commerciall y available S DHC ( S D high capacity) memor y cards and S D memo ry car ds wit h this camcor der . How- ever , de pendi ng on the me mory card, you ma y not be ab le to reco rd movies.
36 Prepa rati ons In s erting and Removing a Memor y Card Ma k e sure to initialize ( 38) all memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T urn off the camcorder . Ma k e s ure the ON/OFF (CHG) indicato r i s off. 2 S lide the memory card slot cover away from the lens and open it.
Prepa rations 37 / Sele cting the Me mory for the R ecor ding s Y ou can select to recor d your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory o r on a memory car d.
38 Prepa rati ons * The approxi mate availabl e recor ding t ime will now refle ct the combi ned s pace i n the b uil t-in memo ry an d me mory c ar d.
Prepa rations 39 *P r e ss t o c ance l th e co mpl ete init iali z at ion w hil e it i s in progr e ss . All r ecor ding s will be era s ed and th e memory ca n be u s ed with out any probl em. Opt ions IMPORT AN T •I n i t i a l i z ing the me mory wi ll perman ently era s e al l recording s .
40 Video Vid eo This chapter covers functions re lated to shooting movies, including recor ding, playbac k , advanced functio ns and pl aylist and scene operations . Ba s ic Recording Shooting Video 1 T urn on the camcorder . / By de fault, mov ie s ar e r ecor d ed i n the built- in memory .
Video 41 •B e s ure to s ave you r recording s r egularly ( 111), e s pe ciall y afte r ma k - ing im portant re cor ding s . Canon s hall no t be liable for any lo ss or cor- ruption of da ta.
42 Video Zoomin g The camcorder off ers optical (20x) and d igital (400x) zoom. Y ou can turn on the digital zoom with the [Digital Zoom] setting. Move the zoom lever toward W (wide a n g l e ) t o z o o m o u t . M o v e i t to w a rd T (tel ephot o) to zoom in .
Video 43 • I n mode, you can al s o s et [Zoom S peed] to one of thr ee con s tant s peed s (3 i s the fa s te s t, 1 the s lowe s t). • Whe n [Zoom S peed ] i s s et to [ V aria ble], the z oom s peed will be fa s te r in reco rd pa u s e mode than wh en act ually rec or ding, excep t when pre-r ecording ( 59) i s activated .
44 Video • The cam corder will s hu t off if le ft in s tandby mode for 10 minute s , rega rdle ss of the [Power S aving Mod e] s etting. Pre ss to turn on the c amcorder . •Y o u c a n s elect t he leng th of time un til s hut-off or t urn off the Quic k S tart functi on altogethe r with the [Quic k S tart] s etting.
Video 45 Ba s ic Playback Playing Back the Video 1P r e s s . •T h e o r i g i n a l m o v i e s inde x s creen will appear in mo s t ca s e s . • If a photo a ppear s in s ingle photo view , move the z oom lever towar d W to op en the phot o inde x s creen.
46 Video IMPORT AN T •O b s erve the fol lowing precauti on s while t he ACCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Faili ng to do s o may re s ult in perm ane nt data lo ss . - Do no t ope n th e memor y ca rd s lot cover . -D o n o t d i s connec t the power s ourc e or turn of f th e camcor der .
Video 47 Skippi ng s cenes Open ( ) the joystic k guide S elect ( ) the middle row Push the joystic k () toward * to s k ip to the beginning of the curr ent s cene or to s k i p to the next scene. *P u s h the j oy s tic k /pre ss the button tw ice to sk ip t o the beginn ing of the previou s s cene.
48 Video 1 In the index screen, move ( ) t he orange selection frame to the tabs on the top of the screen. 2 S elect ( ) the tab corresponding to the recordings you want to play back. 3 Retur n ( ) to the index screen to select a scene or photo. By default, the index scr een will show up to 6 items (scenes or photos ).
Video 49 / For scenes in the bui lt-in memory: pr ess For scenes on th e memory car d: pr ess and then select [Playlist]. Press . T o open th e index screen for scenes converted into standard defi.
50 Video • / Y ou ca n s elect th e origi nal movi e s in the buil t-in memo ry or on the memory card. •Y o u c a n p r e ss to open the i ndex s cr een for vi deo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 Open the calendar screen. • The ca lend ar s creen app ear s .
Video 51 •T h e l i s t o f re co rdin g s di s play s a ll date s in w hi c h re co rd i n g s wer e made. An orange s election f rame appea r s on the day . • The thum bnail s how s a s till imag e from the fir s t s cen e re cord ed on that day .
52 Video NOTES •Y o u c a n p r e ss to return to the normal index s cr een at an y time. Pre- s electin g Recordin g s from the Index Scre en Y ou can select in adva nce a number of ori ginal m ovies or photos fr om the index sc reen in order to perform certai n actio ns on them collec- tively , all at once.
Video 53 4 Press twice to close the menu. To cancel all the se lections NOTES •T h e p r e - s election of s cene s /photo s wil l be c anceled if you tu rn of f th e camcorder or change the operating mode. • S cene s in the play li s t cannot be included in the pr e- s electi on.
54 Video Thi s s tep i s not nece ss ary to delete all s cene s or previou s ly s elec ted s cene s . 3 Delete the scene(s). *I f y o u s elect ed any opti on other t han [Thi sS cen e], you can pre ss to in ter- rupt the o peration whi le it i s in progre ss .
Video 55 Advanced F u nction s Progr ammed AE and S peci al Scen e Reco rding Progr am s The r ecordi ng prog ram determi nes how much control you have over the cam corder’ s recor d ing-r elated settings. S el ect the [ Pr ogrammed AE] r ecording pr ogram to g ive y ou full contr ol over functions li k e the white balance or image ef fects.
56 Video [S p o r t s ] T o rec ord s po rt s s cene s s uch a s tenni s or golf. [S n o w ] T o re cord in bri ght sk i re s ort s without the s ubject bein g underexpo s ed . [ Beach] T o reco r d on a s unn y beach wit hout the s ubject bein g underexpo s ed .
Video 57 NOTES • [ Portrait]/[ S port s ]/[ S no w]/[ Beac h]: Th e pict ure may not appea r s mooth du ring play bac k . • [ Portrait]: The b lur e ff ect of the bac k groun d increa s e s the mor e you z oom in ( T ). •[ S now]/[ Beach]: The s ubject may be come o verexpo s ed on cloud y day s or in s haded place s .
58 Video To change the frame rate Video Snap s hot Recor d a series of short s cenes. Play your video sna p shot scenes set to your favorite music ( 74) to create your own f un music video. Y ou will be surprised how by changing the bac k ground music, yo u can give your scenes an entire ly new feel.
Video 59 Pre-recording F u nction The camcord er will start r ecording 3 seconds befor e you pr ess , ensu ring you do not miss impo rtant shooting opportuni- ties. Thi s is especially usef ul when it is diff icult to pred ict when to start reco rd ing .
60 Video For mo vies: Pr ess . The ca mcorder s tart s recor ding after a 10- s econd countdown. The coun tdown appea r s on the s creen. For photos: Press , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully . The camcorder will record the photo after a 10- s e cond countdown.
Video 61 •T h e a d j u s tment range a nd the length of the e xpo s u re ad ju s tment indic ator w ill va ry depe nding on the init ial brig htne ss of the pictur e. • If you operate the z oom, the brightne ss of the image ma y change. 3 A djust the ( ) th e brightness of th e image as requir ed , then hide ( ) the jo ystick guide.
62 Video • The cente r of the s cr een will b e magn ifie d to help you f ocu s mor e ea s ily . Y ou can al s o turn off thi s function with the [Focu s A ss i s tance] s etting.
Video 63 To select the main s ubject If th ere i s mor e than one person in t he pic ture, the camcorder will auto - matical ly select one pe rson it det ermines is the main s ubject. The ma in subject is indicate d by a white face d etecti on frame and the camc order will optimize the settings for that person.
64 Video * When you s elect [ Cu s tom WB], do not pre ss and conti nue in s tead wi th the follow ing procedure. To set the custom white balance 1 Point the camcor der at a white obj ect so it fills the who le scree n and press . When t he adju s tment i s comple ted, s top s fla s hing and s tay s on.
Video 65 Image Effect s Y ou can use the image effect s to change the color saturati on and con- trast to r ecor d movies and pho tos with special c olor ef fects. POINTS TO CH ECK • S elect a recor ding pr ogram other than t he S pecial S cen e recor ding pr o- gram s .
66 Video Option s ( Default value) Apply ing the Selecte d Digital Effe ct 1 Open ( ) th e joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) [ Digital Effects] and press . • The i con of the s elec ted digita l effect t urn s gr een. •P r e ss again to deact ivate the digital effect (it s icon will tu rn wh ite agai n).
Video 67 • Fader s cannot be u s ed when r ecord ing vid eo s nap s hot s ce ne s or whe n pre- rec ordin g i s activ ated . On-Screen Di s play s and Data Code Y ou can turn most on -scr een displays on or of f.
68 Video A u dio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecord ing level of the built-in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the aud io level indicator while rec ording. Manual Adju stment of th e Audio Recording Level 1 Open ( ) th e joystick guide.
Video 69 NOTES • Whe n the audio l evel meter re ache s th e r ed p oint (0 dB mar k ), the s ound may be di s torte d. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s ound get s di s torted , activ ate the micr ophone attenua tor with the [Microphone Att enuator] s ett ing.
70 Video In mode , and in mode durin g slideshow p laybac k , adjust t he headpho nes volume the same way you adjust the spea k er’ s volume ( 45). IMPORT AN T • When u s i ng headphone s , ma k e s ur e to lower t he volume to an appro- priate le vel.
Video 71 NOTES • When an exter nal m icrophon e i s connec ted to the camcor der , [W ind S cree n] wi ll automat icall y be s et to [ Off ]. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s ound.
72 Video 3 S elect ( ) the playback starting point from the timeline ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. To sel ect an other scen e Move ( ) the o range sele ction fra me to the l arge thumbna il and select ( ) ano ther scene.
Video 73 3 S elect ( ) the play back starting point from the segmen t ruler . 4 Press to begin the playback. Y ou can s elect anot her s cene and move b etwe en s egme nt ruler page s in th e s ame wa y a s in th e movi e time line s cr een ( 71).
74 Video Scene and Playli s t Operation s Playin g Bac k Recor ding s Set to Backgro u nd M us ic Y ou can play b ac k video s napshot s cenes, s cenes in the playlist and photo slide shows set to bac k ground mus ic (instead of the original sound).
Video 75 •Y o u c a n p r e ss to li s ten to the trac k s elected . Pre ss to s top the pl ayba c k . • S elect [ Of f] to play b ac k s cene s with th eir orig inal s oun d or to play bac k s lide s how s without any mu s ic. 4 Back in the in dex screen, select ( , ) the recording from which to s tart playback.
76 Video •Y o u c a n p r e ss to open the i ndex s cr een for vi deo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 A ctivate the external audio inpu t. 3 Connect the exter nal player to the camcord er’ s MIC terminal.
Video 77 NOTES •Y o u c a n a l s o add to the playl i s t ju s t the video s nap s hot s cene s yo u want to watch and arrange their play bac k order . •I n i t i a l i z ing a memor y car d will perm anentl y era s e any mu s ic file s you may have tran s fe rred to the car d.
78 Video Dividing Scene s Y ou can divide scenes (origi nal scenes only) in or der to leave out the best parts a nd later cut out the rest. 1 Open the original movies index screen. / Y ou c an s elec t the orig ina l movie s in the bu ilt-in memor y or on the memory card ( 47).
Video 79 -V i d e o s nap s hot s cene s and oth er s cen e s that are too s hort (le ss tha n 3 s econd s ). - S cene s that wer e edited u s ing th e s upplied s oftware ImageMixer 3 S E and were then written bac k to the me mory . • S cene s cannot be divided with in 1 s econd from the beginning or the end o f the s cene.
80 Video • Whe n the operat ion i s com plet ed [ S cene( s ) added to the play li s t] will be di s played. • / S cen e s are added to the playli s t on the s ame mem ory they ar e r ecorded o n. • T o open the playli s t i ndex s creen from the o rigina l movie s in dex s creen: - / For s cene s in the built-in memory , pre ss .
Video 81 *I f y o u s elec ted [All S cene s ], you can pre ss to in terrupt the o peration while it i s in progr e ss . S ome s cene s w ill be de leted nev erthele ss . Opt ions Moving Scenes in the Playlis t Move t he scenes in the pl aylist to pl ay the m bac k in the order of your choice.
82 Video Capt u ring Video Snap s hot Scen e s from a Mov ie Captur e a ser ies of video snapshot scenes fr om a movie yo u have pr e- vio usl y r ecor ded. 1 Play back t he movie containin g the scene you want to capture. 2 Press at the p oint you w ant to capture.
Video 83 / Copying Scene s to a Memo ry Card Y ou can c opy ori ginal movie s or the ent ir e playli s t only from the built-i n memory to the corre s ponding location on the memory card. S ee Copying Photo s to a Me mory C ar d ( 97) for detail s on copying photo s to the memory card.
84 Video Option s C opying th e Entire Playl ist 1 Open the index screen of the built-in memory’ s playlist. •I n t h e o r i g i n a l m o v i e s in dex s creen, s elect the tab under the icon , and t hen op en the p layli s t index s creen: - / For s cene s in the built-in memory , pre ss .
Video 85 NOTES • If the memory card s lot co ver i s open, or the LOC K s witch on the me m- ory card i s s et to pr event writ ing, you wi ll not be a ble to copy mo vie s to the me mory car d.
86 Photos Photo s Refer to this chapter for deta ils on shooting photos – ta k in g photos and pla yin g them bac k , capturing photos from video and prin ting phot os. Ba s ic Recording T aking P hoto s 1 T urn on the camcorder . • / By default, ph oto s ar e r ecor ded in th e buil t-in memor y .
Photos 87 IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre c auti on s while t he AC CE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in permane nt data lo ss . - Do not open the me mory card s lot c over . -D o n o t d i s co nne ct the pow er s our ce or t urn off t he camcor der .
88 Photos NOTES • The actual num ber of p hoto s that can be re corded wi ll va ry depen d ing on the s ubje ct and s hooting condition s . •T h e c a m c o r d e r r e t a i n s the la s t s etting u s ed even i f you s et the cam- cor d er t o mode.
Photos 89 Ba s ic Playback Viewing Photo s 1P r e s s . •T h e o r i g i n a l m o v i e s inde x s creen will appear in mo s t ca s e s . • If a photo a ppear s in s ingle photo view , move the z oom lever towar d W to open the photo index s creen.
90 Photos Photo Jump Funct ion When you have recor d ed a lar ge number of photos, you can jump 10 or 100 photos at a time. 1 Open ( ) th e joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) t he icon and press . 3 S elect ( ) [ Jump 10 photos] or [ Jump 100 photos]. 4 Jump ( ) the number o f photos selected and press .
Photos 91 [ D e l e t e ] a p p e a r s on the s cre e n. 2 S elect ( ) the photo y ou want to delete and p ress . 3 S elect ( ) [Y es ] and press t o delete the pho to. 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to delete additional photos or press twice to close th e menu.
92 Photos Magnifying Photo s d u ring Playba ck In single photo view , photo s can be magnified up to 5 times. will appear for pho tos tha t cannot be enlar ged. 1 Move t he zoom lever to ward T . • The photo i s ma gni fie d by 2 time s and a frame appea r s indicating the po s ition of the m agnif ied area .
Photos 93 Additional F u nction s Slide s how Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music ( 74). 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr ee n. 2 S elect the ba ckground music to use when playing back the photo slideshow ( 74). 3 Back in t he index screen, select first p hoto of th e slideshow .
94 Photos To change the sl ideshow’s trans ition effects Option s ( Default value) NOTES •T h e b a c k ground mu s ic may not be play ed bac k corr ectly when p layi ng bac k a s lide s how from a memory card with s low t ran s fer rate s .
Photos 95 Hi s togram Di s play In single photo view , you can d isplay the histog ram and the icons of a ll the functio ns used at the ti me of reco rdi ng. Use the histogram as a ref- er ence to verify the cor rect exposur e of the photo. The ar ea to the right of the histo gram re pres ents highlights and the left side re pres ents shadow s.
96 Photos 2 Pause the playbac k at the point you want to capture. 3P r e s s f u l l y . IMPORT AN T • When ca pturing photo s on a n Ey e-Fi card, p hoto s will be upl oad ed automa ticall y if you a re within the range of a configur ed networ k .
Photos 97 Protecting Photos from th e Index Screen 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr ee n. / Yo u c a n s elec t the photo s in the bu ilt-in memo ry or on the memor y car d.
98 Photos In th e inde x s creen, s el ect t he ta b und er the icon and mov e the z oom lever towar d T to r eturn to s ingle photo view . 2 Open the photo selection screen. [ Copy ( )] appe ar s on the s creen. 3 S elect ( ) the photo you want to copy and press .
Photos 99 Opt ions IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre c auti on s while t he AC CE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in permane nt data lo ss . - Do not open the me mory card s lot c over . -D o n o t d i s co nne ct the pow er s our ce or t urn off t he camcor der .
100 Photos Printing Photo s Print ing Pho to s (D irec t Print ) The camcor der can be connecte d to any PictBridge-c ompatible printer . Y ou can mar k in ad vance the photos you wan t to print and set the desired number of copies as a print order ( 103).
Photos 101 - Removing all print or de r s NOTES • will app ear for photo s that cannot be printed. • W e recommen d power ing the cam cord er u s ing the compact p ower adapt er .
102 Photos Option s [P a p e r S i z e ] * Ava ilable pape r s i z e s vary dependin g on the printer model. [P a p e r T y p e ] * S elect [Photo], [F a s t Photo], [Plain] or [Default]. [P a g e L a y o u t ] * S elec t [Defa ult], [B ordered] or one of th e follo w- ing page layout s .
Photos 103 NOTES •P r i n t s etting option s and [ Defau lt] s etting s va ry depending on the printer model. Fo r detail s , refer to th e pr inter’ s in s truction manua l. To cancel a print job 1P r e s s ( [ S top]) while printing. 2 S elect ( ) [O K ] and press .
104 Photos POINTS TO CH ECK •O n l y p h o t o s on the memo ry ca rd can be s et fo r print o rder s . Marking Si ngle Photos with Print Orde rs 1 In single photo view , open the photo selection screen. appe ar s on the s creen. 2 S elect ( ) the photo you want to mark with a print order .
Photos 105 Opt ions NOTES • / To s et prin t or d er s s et for photo s recor ded in th e buil t-in memory , copy th e photo s to the me mory card in advance.
106 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connection s This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, or compute r .
External Conne ctions 107 Connection D iagram s In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor der and the right side s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connected device.
108 Exter nal Co nnecti ons C onnection T ype: Analog Q u ality: High definit ion O u tp u t onl y C onnect to a high-definition TV (HDTV) with compon ent video i nput terminal s.
External Conne ctions 109 NOTES • / T o be able to writ e bac k s cene s and to tran s fer mu s ic fi le s fr om the comp uter to the camcor der , po wer the camco rd er u s ing th e compac t power ada pter and only then co nnect it to the compute r u s ing the s upplie d U S B cabl e.
110 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playback on a TV Screen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy your reco rdings with f amily and friends. Playbac k on an HDTV using one of th e high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best pl aybac k qu alit y .
External Conne ctions 111 Saving and Sharing Y o u r Rec ording s Saving Recording s on a Comp u ter Movies and pho tos reco rde d with this camcor der are saved in the built-in memory ( / only) or on the memory car d. Because space is limited , ma k e sur e to save your reco rdings on a comp uter on a regular basis.
112 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Refer to S tarting CameraWindow . Using the soft ware 1 Power the camcorder with the compact power adapter . 2 S et t he ca mcorder to mo de, in si ngle p hot o vie w . 3 Connect t he camcorder to the computer using the s upplied U S B cable.
External Conne ctions 113 NOTES • R efer al s o to th e computer ’ s in s truction manual. • Users of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac O S X: Yo u r c a m c o r d e r i s equippe.
114 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Preparat ions on t he C amcorder When crea ting A VCHD discs, select which scenes to add t o the disc. When you crea te an A VCHD disc fr om the playl ist, all of the scenes in the playlist will be ad ded to the disc. 1 Power the camcorder with the compact power adapter .
External Conne ctions 115 • After t he di sc is recogniz ed, an i nforma tion s creen w ill dis play th e type of DVD you ar e creatin g and the es timat ed time and numbe r of discs it will r equire (based on the disc you i nserted). • If yo u inse rted a DV D-RW dis c that already con tains data, [The dis c alr eady contai ns data.
116 Exter nal Co nnecti ons - A VCHD di s c s cr eat ed u s ing the optional DW-100 DVD Burner can be played b ac k only with A VCHD-compa tible DV D player s or Blu-ray Di s c player s . Do no t in s ert an A VCHD di s c into a DVD p layer that i s not compatib le wit h A VCHD s pecif ication s a s you may not be able to eject the di s c.
External Conne ctions 117 Even w ithout a computer , you can co nvert yo ur video recordi ngs into standard defi nition scenes and crea te DVDs using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner . Refer to this section along with the relevant sections in the instruction manual of the DW-100.
118 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Option s To s el ect th e bi t rate Using a higher bit rate will r esult in better v ideo quality for the con- verted s cenes. To embed the r ecordi ng date and ti me The r ecor ding date and time will alway s be display ed on the converte d scene.
External Conne ctions 119 • Y ou can pl ay bac k the conve rted s cene s from the [For DVD ( S D-VI DEO)] index s creen on the me mory ca rd . Open the o riginal movie s inde x s creen on the m emory card, pre ss and the n s elec t [For DV D ( S D-VIDEO )].
120 Exter nal Co nnecti ons 2 Open the [For DVD ( S D-VIDEO)] index screen on the memo ry card. • Open the or iginal movie s index s cree n on the me mory c ard, pre ss then s el ect [For DV D ( S D-V IDEO )]. 3 Choos e whether to add to the disc all the scenes or only scenes that have no t been previously ad ded to a disc.
External Conne ctions 121 Creating Pho to DVD s Using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner , y ou can cr eate Photo DVDs, which ar e standard DV Ds that c ontain al l your photo s as JP G files as well as a slideshow* of a ll the photos with the selected bac k gr ound music ( 74).
122 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playin g Bac k Di s c s U s ing the DW-100 DVD B u rner Y ou can u s e the optional DW-100 DVD Burn er and the camcor der al s o to play b ac k high-d efin ition ( A VCHD) di s c s .
External Conne ctions 123 •T h e c a m c o r d e r ’ s men u s cannot be acce ss ed w hil e the camc or der i s conn ected to th e DV D bur ne r . • Wit h the excep tion o f fa s t playbac k at 60x s pe ed, s pecial playbac k mode s ( 46) can be u s ed al s o for di s c playba c k .
124 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Recording 1 External device: Load a blank cassette or d isc and set th e device to record pause mode. 2 T urn on the camcorder and set it to mode. Ve r i f y t h a t [AV/Headphone s ] i s s et to [ AV]. 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback just befor e the desired scene.
External Conne ctions 125 Use the supplied softwar e ImageMixer 3 S E to upload your vid- eos to the W eb. Ins tallati on S ee ‘PIXELA Applica tions’ Installati on G uide. Using the soft ware S ee ‘Im ageMixer 3 S E S of twar e G uide’ (PDF file).
126 Exter nal Co nnecti ons •P r e ss and then s elect [ O K ] to interru pt the ope ratio n while it i s in progr e ss . 6 When the conv ersion is completed, a confirma tion screen will appear .
External Conne ctions 127 • The time re quired t o con vert s cene s i s appr oximately equal to the s cene’ s total run ning time. Beca u s e conver s ion ge nerally ta k e s long er on a comp uter , we re commend u s in g the ca mcorder to conver t s cene s .
128 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can autom atically uploa d the mov- ies from th e [For Web (MPE G -2)] i ndex screen to your favor ite video sharing W eb site.
External Conne ctions 129 NOTES • Dep ending o n the amount of data to be tran s ferred or wirele ss s igna l condit ion s , up loadin g may t a k e a lon g time. In addition, i f wir ele ss s igna l condit ion s wo r s en, uploa ding ma y be interr upted .
130 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: Men u Option s Li s t s Menu items not available app ear grayed out.
Addition al Informatio n 131 Setup Menus FUNC. Menu (Playback Mo des) (movie playbac k ), (p laybac k of vide o s nap s hot s cene s ): - available only in t he or ig inal inde x s creen; - available on ly in the playli s t index s creen; z - avail- able in bo th; — - not available in either .
132 Additional Information 1 / Available o nly for ph oto s on the memory card. 2 Available o nly for s cene s in t he built in memory . Set u p Men us Came ra Setup 1 ( Mode ) [Protect] – – .
Addition al Informatio n 133 [Frame Rate]: S elect s the f rame ra te to be u s ed whe n reco rding. [ PF30]: 30 fra me s per s econd, progr e ss ive. U s e thi s frame rate t o ea s ily edit y our reco rding s , for exam ple, to po s t them on the Web.
134 Additional Information *F o r m o v i e s only . [Digita l Zoom]: De termin e s the operation of the digital z oom. The col or of th e indica tor indi - cate s the z oom. • When ac tivat ed, the cam- corder wi ll s witch a utomatica lly to digital z oom when you z oom in beyon d the op tica l z oom range.
Addition al Informatio n 135 • Whe n [Image S ta bili z er] i s s et to [ Dynamic ], if the bac k gr ound’ s movement doe s not appear natural, s elec t [ S tandar d] or [ Off] . [Flicker Re duction]: If the s cr een s tart s to fli c k er when recording mov ie s unde r flu ore s cent li ght s , change t he s etting to r educe the ef fect.
136 Additional Information [Onscreen Markers]: Y ou ca n di s play a grid or a hori z onta l line at the cen- ter of t he s cr een . U s e the mar k er s a s a ref eren ce to m a k e s ure you r s ub - ject i s framed co rrectly (ver ticall y a nd/or hori z ontally).
Addition al Informatio n 137 [ Cam era D ata] : Di s pl ay s the apert ur e (f - s top) and s hutter s peed u s ed when rec ording the s cene. [USB Connection T ype]: S el ect th e conne ction pro tocol t o u s e wh en con- nect ing th e camco rde r to an external devic e u s ing the s upplied U S B cable .
138 Additional Information [LCD Screen Dimmer]: When s et to [ On], the LCD s creen i s dimmed. Doing s o i s ideal w hen u s ing the camcorde r in location s where the LC D’ s illumi nation coul d become a nui s ance to oth er s . Hold pr e ss ed down for about 2 s eco nd s to r e s to re th e L CD’ s normal brightne ss .
Addition al Informatio n 139 1 Option not available when the cam corder i s connected to an HD TV u s ing an HDM I cable. 2 Option available only fr om th e original movie s in dex s creen. [Notif icati on Sounds]: A beep wil l accom pany s ome operation s li k e tu rn- ing on the camcorder , the s elf-timer countd own, etc.
140 Additional Information • Depen ding o n the T V s et, addit ional s etting s may be requir ed on the TV it s elf to activat e the HDMI-CEC fu nction. Refer to the TV’ s in s truction manual. • Cor re ct oper ation of the HDMI -CEC func tion c annot be gua rant eed even when co nnect ing the cam cord er to compa tible TV s et s .
Addition al Informatio n 141 Lang uage a nd Da te/T ime Se tup [Date Format]: S elect the date format to be u s ed for mo s t on - s cre en di s - play s , an d (if s elected) f or the date p rinted on photo s . [Calenda r Start Da y]: S elect the day on w hich the wee k s tart s f or th e cal- enda r di s play ( 49).
142 Additional Information [Memor y Info]/[M emor y Card Info]: Di s play s a s cr een where yo u can ver - i fy h o w m u c h o f t h e b u i l t -i n m e m o r y o r t h e m e m o r y c ar d i s curren tly in u s e ( total recor ding time and total number of photo s ) and how much s pace rema in s availa ble for recordi ng.
Addition al Informatio n 143 Appendix: On s creen Icon s and Di s play s Recording Movies 1 Operatin g mode ( 27) 2 Recordi ng program ( 55 , 57) 3 White balan ce ( 63) 4 Image effect ( 65) 5 Digi.
144 Additional Information Recording Photos S g Zoom ( 42), Expos ure ( 60) S h Photo quality/size ( 87) S j S el f time r ( 59) S k Number of available photos On the m emory card / In th e bui lt.
Addition al Informatio n 145 * The ligh t metering m ode cannot be changed . Viewing Photos D h Histogram ( 95) D j Current ph oto / T otal number of photo s D k Photo number ( 1 39) D l Prot ecte.
146 Additional Information Memory operation Recor d, Record pause, Playba ck, Pla yback p ause, Fast pl aybac k, Fa st re ver se p layb ack , Slow pla y ba ck, Slow rever se playb ack Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough es timate of the remaini ng charge as a percentage of the full charge of the batt ery pa ck.
Addition al Informatio n 147 Trou b le ? Tr o u ble s hooting If you have a proble m with your camcord er , refer to this section. S ome - times what you thin k is a malfunct ion of the camc order may hav e the simplest of solutions - please r ead the “CHEC K THI S FIR S T” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions.
148 Additional Information Recording Pre ss ing will not s tart record ing. - Y ou cannot record while the camcorder is writi ng previous recordings onto the memory (while the A CC ESS indicator is on or flashing). Wait until the camcorder has finished.
Addition al Informatio n 149 Cannot move s cene s in the playli s t. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 53, 90) or initialize the memory ( 38) to free some space. Cannot delete a s cene . - Y ou may not be able to delete s cenes recorded or edited usi ng another device.
150 Additional Information Indi cat ors a nd On scree n Display s light s u p in red. - Battery pack is exhausted. Repl ace or charge the battery pack. light s u p in red. - A memor y card error occurred. T urn off the camcorder . Remove and re insert the memory card.
Addition al Informatio n 151 Screen di s play s t u rn on and off repeatedly . - The battery pack is exhausted. Re place or charge the battery pack. - Remove the battery pack and reattach it correctl y . Abnormal character s appear on the s creen and the camcorder doe s not oper ate properly .
152 Additional Information - The folder and file numbers have reached their maximum value. Set [Photo Number- ing] to [Reset] and insert a new memory card. Cannot u pload file s us ing an Eye-Fi card. - Files cannot be uplo aded when [Eye-F i C ommunication] is set to [Off] (when appears on the screen).
Addition al Informatio n 153 - Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder . After a short while, turn it on again and restore the connection. - C onnect the camcorder to a differ ent USB port on the computer . - The camcorder will not be recognized while all pho tos are being deleted or all print orders are being removed.
154 Additional Information Back u p recordin g s reg u larly - This message may appear when you tur n on the camcorder . In the event o f a malfunction, recordings may be lost s o back up your recordings regula r ly . B u ff er ov erf low. Rec ord ing wa s s topped.
Addition al Informatio n 155 Cannot play back - There is a problem w ith the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reas on, contact a C a non Service C enter . / Cannot play back Cannot acce ss the b u ilt-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory .
156 Additional Information Cannot rec ord movie s on thi s memor y card - Movies cannot be reco rded on a 64 MB or smaller memo ry card. Use a recommended mem- ory card ( 35). Cannot rec ord movie s on thi s memor y card Initialize only us ing the camcorder - The memory card in the camcorder was initia lized using a computer .
Addition al Informatio n 157 Use the computer’ s Safely Remove Hardware f unction to end the co nnection and disconne ct the USB cable before using the camcorder .
158 Additional Information Memory card i s write-protected - The LO C K switch on the memory card is se t to prevent accidenta l erasure. C hange the posi- tion of the LO C K switch ( 165). Need to rec over file s from the m emory card. Change the po s ition of the LOCK s witch on the memory card.
Addition al Informatio n 159 Some photo s co u ld not be deleted - Protected photos ( ) cannot be deleted. Remove the protection ( 96). Some s cene s co u ld not be added to the playli s t - Scenes that were not recorded with this camcorder cannot be a dded to the playlist.
160 Additional Information - If a dialog box appeared on the co mputer screen, clo se it. Disconnect the USB c able, and restore the connection after a short while. / T otal play time i s too long - The playlist cannot b e converted when its total playbac k time exceeds 2 hours and 30 min- utes.
Addition al Informatio n 161 No di s c - Insert a disc into the DVD burner . - This message can appear also if condensation has formed ( 167). Wait until the DVD burner dries completely before r esuming use. No photo s - There are no photos to add to the di sc.
162 Additional Information Low ink level - The ink cartridge nee ds to be replaced soon. Se lect [ C ontinue] to restart printing. No ink - The ink cartridge is not inser ted or is out of ink. Replac e the ink cartridge. No paper - Paper is not correctly insert ed or there is no paper .
Additional Information 163 Do’s an d Don ’ts Handling Pre ca u tion s Camcorder Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e max imum per- forma nce.
164 Additional Information • When record ing movies, try to get a calm, stable pictur e . Exce ss iv e camc or der move ment whil e s hooting and exten s ive u s e of fa s t z oom s and pann ing can r e s ult in jit tery s cene s .
Additional Information 165 About the b atter y termin al cover The battery terminal cover ha s a [ ]- s hape d hole. Thi s i s u s eful whe n you wi s h to differ e ntiate between charged and uncharged battery pac ks . Memory Card • W e re commen d bac k ing up th e reco rdin g s o n the mem ory car d onto your comp uter .
166 Additional Information B u ilt- in Rec hargeable Lithi u m Battery The camcor der has a built-in r echar geable lithium batte ry to k eep t he date/ti me and othe r settings. The bu ilt-in lithium battery is rechar ged while you use the camcorder; however , it will discharge completely if you do no t use the camcorder for about 3 months.
Additional Information 167 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body •U s e a s oft, dry cloth to cle an the camcor der body . Never u s e chemical ly tr eated cl oth s or vola tile s olvent s s uch a s paint thinne r .
168 Additional Information • R emove the me mory card and batter y pac k . Then, pl ace the ca mcorde r in an airtig ht p la s tic ba g and let it adju s t gr aduall y to tempera tur e change s be fore re mo vin g it f rom the bag . When cond ensation is detect ed The ca mcorder autom atically s hut s of f.
Additional Information 169 G eneral Information Acce ss orie s Optional accessor ies not listed below ar e described in more detail in the following pages. * CA-59 0E including powe r cor d, in A s ia. ** S upplied with the camcorder ; not availab le a s an opti onal acce ss ory .
170 Additional Information Option al Acce ss orie s Call or v isit your local r e tailer /dealer for genuine Canon video acce s so- ries. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Canon cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U. S .
Additional Information 171 Recording and P layback Times Recording and play bac k time s given in the following t able s ar e approxi- mate and vary according to recording mode and charging, recor ding or playbac k con ditio n s .
172 Additional Information CBC-NB2 Car Battery C harger U s e the car battery char ger to char ge battery pac ks on the go. The car battery char ger’ s cabl e plug s into yo ur car ’ s cig- arette light er and ru n s off a 12-24 V DC negative gr ound batt ery .
Additional Information 173 Prod u ct C ode s Provided Acc essorie s CA-590 Compact Power Adapter D85-1671-000 BP-2L5 Battery Pac k D85-1632-000 S TV -250N S tereo Video Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-.
174 Additional Information Specification s VIXIA HF R11 / VIXIA HF R10 / VIX IA HF R100 System • Recording Sy s tem Movies: AV C HD Video compression: MPEG-4 A V C /H.264; Audio compression: D olby Digital 2ch Photos: D C F (Design rule for C amera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver .
Additional Information 175 Effective pixels (all figures are approximate values) Movies: 1,040,000 pixels (optical zoom, [Image Stabilizer] set to [Dynamic]) 1,560,000 pixels ([Image Stabilizer] set to [Off] or [Standard]) 16:9 photos: 1,560,000 pixels 4:3 photos: 1,730,000 pixels • LCD Screen: 2.
176 Additional Information Power/Other s • Power su pply (rated) 7.4 V D C (battery pack), 8.4 V D C (compact power adapter) • Power con su mption: 2.8 W (SP mode, AF on, L C D normal brightness) • Operating temperat u re: 0 – 40 ° C (32 – 104 °F) • Dimen s ion s [W x H x D] (excl u ding the grip belt): 60 x 64 x 124 mm (2.
Additional Information 177 Abou t the music files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wit h the camcor der are as follows. A udi o enc od in g: Linear PCM A udio sa mpling: 48 k Hz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum length: 1 s econd File extensio n: WA V The music data is saved in the memory under the following folder structure.
178 Additional Information Index 24p Cinem a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 168 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . .
Additional Information 179 I Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33 Index screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 47 Init ia lizat ion (built- in memory*/ memory c ard) . . . 38 J Joystic k .
180 Additional Information T Te l e p h o t o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Time zo ne/D S T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 T ransferrin g recordings to a comput er . . . . . . . . .
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