Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HF R11 A Canon
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PUB. DIE-0342-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual.
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 R ECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y .
3 The Mains plug is used a s the disconnect device. The Ma ins plug shall remain readily operable 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 “ product” r efers to the Canon HD Camcorder VI XIA HF R11 A / VIXIA HF R10 A / VIXI A HF R100 A and al l its accessories . 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 voltage points or short out pa r ts that could r esult 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 a nd 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 your nearest C anon S ervice C enter for furth er informa tion. The adapter is not i ntended to be s erviced.
7 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definition Video Y our camcorder’ s high-definition image sensor (HD CMO S ) captur es vid eo at a res olution of 1,920 x 1,080 pix els 2 . Vi deos ar e then r ecor ded in the memor y 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 sh oot. Y ou get spe ctacular re cor dings ev ery ti m e without worry ing about set tings. Video Snap s hot (5 8 ) S hoot or captur e short scen es and a rran ge them in to a v ideo clip set to your favorite bac k ground mu s ic.
9 Enjoying yo u r R ecor ding s on O ther Devi ce s AVCHD MPEG- 2 SD-Video Eye-Fi S D C onnect the c amcorde r 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 Ca mcorder 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 Icon s and Disp lays 147 T rouble? 147 T roubleshooting 153 List of M.
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 reta i n it for fu tu re ref ere nc e. S hould your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 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 quality; selec t LP mode fo r 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 are supp lied with the camcor der: * CA-590E in cluding power cord, in A s ia.
Introdu ction 17 The follo wing CD- ROM s and s oftw are ar e s uppli ed with the camc order: • 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 Util itie s - S oftware for s aving and tran s ferring movie s and mu s ic file 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 rip od 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 b asic operat ions, such as nav igating th e menus, and first time settings to help you learn mo re about your camcord er . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc o rd er can b e powered 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 batt ery 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 battery pac ks to l a s t 2 to 3 time s longer tha n you thin k you might nee d. • USA and Ca nada onl y : Th e Lithium ion/ polymer bat tery that power s th e p roduct i s recy clab le. P lea s e call 1-800-8-BA TTE RY 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 can also attach the wr ist 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 extrem ely high -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 camco r der wi ll automatica lly detect ce rtain cha racteri s tic s of the s ubjec t, bac k gr ound, lighting 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 dvanc e. - 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 p layba c k mode, the me mory s electe d 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 functions can be adjus ted fr om the menus that open after pr essing . In mode, menus cannot be acces sed and, except in a few cases, most menu settings w ill 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 open 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 yo u can start using it . The [ Date/Time] s cr een will appear auto maticall 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 cr een s refe r to the name of button s on t he ca mcor der and wi ll not chan ge, rega rd le ss of the language s elec ted.
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 commer cially availab le S DHC ( S D high capacity) memor y cards and S D me mory car ds with this camcor der . How- ever , de pendi ng on the me mory card, you may n ot be ab le to record movies.
36 Prepa rati ons In s erting and Removing a Memory Card Ma k e sure to initialize ( 38) all memory car ds before using them with this camcorder . 1 T ur n off the ca mcorder . 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 M emory for the R ecording s Y ou can select to r ecord your movies and photos in the built-i n mem- ory o r on a memory car d.
38 Prepa rati ons * The approximat e available recording t ime will no w reflect the comb ined s pace in the b uil t-in memory 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 atio n wh ile it i s in progr e ss . All recor ding s will be era s ed and the m emory can b e 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 all recording s .
40 Video Vid eo This chapter covers functions r elated to shooting movies, including recor ding, playbac k , advanced functi ons and playlis t and scene operations . Ba s ic Recording Shooting Video 1 T ur n on the camcorder . / By de fault, mov ie s ar e r ecor d ed in t he buil t-in memory .
Video 41 •B e s ure to s ave you r recording s r e gularly ( 111), e s pe cially after ma k - ing im portant re cor din g s . Canon s hall not be lia ble fo r any l o 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] se tting. 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 t o w a r d T (tel ephot o) to zoom in .
Video 43 • I n mode, you can al s o s et [Zoom S peed] to one o f 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 b le], the z oom s pe ed wi ll be fa s te r in reco rd p au s e mode than w hen act uall y r ecor ding, excep t when pre-r ecording ( 59) i s activate d.
44 Video • The cam corder will s hut 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 tim e until s h ut-off or turn off the Quic k S tart functi on altogethe r with the [Quic k S tart] s etti ng.
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 in dex s cre en 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 anent data lo ss . - Do no t ope n th e memor y card s lot co ver . -D o n o t d i s connec t the power s our ce o r turn of f the camco rd er .
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 t he joy 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: press For scenes on th e memory car d: pr ess and then select [Playlist]. Press . T o open the index screen for scenes conv erted into standard defi .
50 Video • / Y ou can s elect th e original movie s i n the buil t-in memory or on the memory card. •Y o u c a n p r e ss to op en th e inde x s cr een for vid eo s nap s hot s cene s . 2 Open the calendar screen. • The ca lendar 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 were made. An orange s election f rame appea r s on the day . • The thum bnail s how s a s till image from th e fir s t s c ene rec orde d o n that day .
52 Video NOTES •Y o u c a n p r e ss to return to the normal inde x s cr een at any time. Pre- s electin g Recordin g s from the Index Scre en Y ou can s elect i n advance a number of origi nal movies o r pho tos fr om the index sc reen in order t o 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 ancel ed if you turn of f the camcorder or change the operating mode. • S cene s in the play li s t cannot be includ ed 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 cene], you can pre ss to int er- 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 Sc ene Rec ord ing P rogram s The r ecordi ng pro gram determi nes how much control you hav e over the cam corder’ s r ecor ding-rel ated settings. S elect the [ Programmed AE] r ecording pr ogram to give y ou full co ntro l over f unctions li k e the white balance or image ef fects.
56 Video [S p o r t s ] T o reco rd s port 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 wi thout the s ubject be ing underexpo s ed . [ Beach] T o r ecord on a s unny beac h without the s ubject be ing underexpo s ed .
Video 57 NOTES • [ Portrait]/[ S port s ]/[ S no w]/[ Beac h]: T he pic ture may not appea r s mooth du ring play bac k . • [ Portrait]: The b lur e f fect o f th e bac k gr ound incre a s e s the more you z oom in ( T ). •[ S now]/[ Beach]: The s ubject may beco me ov erexpo 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 sho rt scenes. Play your video snapshot 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 st art recor ding 3 seconds b efore you press , ensu ring you do not miss impo rtant shooting opportuni- ties. Thi s is especially usef ul when it is diff icult to pr edict 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 appear s on the s cr een. For photos: Press , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully . The camcorder will record the photo after a 10 - s econd countdown.
Video 61 •T h e a d j u s tment range a nd t he length of the expo s u re adju 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 bright ne ss of the imag e may chan ge. 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 mag nif ied to hel p you focu s mo r 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 the pic tur e, the ca mcorder will auto- matical ly select one pe rson it determines is the main subject . The ma in subject is indicate d by a white face d etecti on frame and the camc o rd er will optimize the settings for that person.
64 Video * When you s elect [ Cu s tom WB], do n ot pre ss and co ntinue in s tead with the follow ing procedure. To set the cust om white balance 1 Point the camcor der at a white o bject so it fill s the whole scr een 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 eff ects to change the color saturation and con- trast to r ecord movies and pho tos with s pecial color effe cts. POINTS T O CHECK • S elect a recor ding pr ogram other tha n the S p eci al S cene r ecor ding p r o- gram s .
66 Video Option s ( Default value) Apply ing the Selecte d Digital Effe ct 1 Open ( ) the joystick guide. 2 S elect ( ) [ Digital Effects] and press . • The i con of the s elec ted d igita l effect tu rn s gr een. •P r e ss again to deact ivate the digi tal effect (it s icon will tu rn wh ite agai n).
Video 67 • Fader s cannot be u s ed when rec or ding v ideo s nap s hot s cene s or wh en pre- rec ordin g i s ac tiv ated . On-Screen Di s play s and Data Code Y ou can turn most on-screen displa ys on or off.
68 Video A u dio Recording Level Y ou can a djust the aud io rec ording level of the built-i n or an external microphone. Y ou can d isplay the audio le vel indicator while recor ding. Manual Ad justment of th e Audio Recordi ng Level 1 Open ( ) the joystick guide.
Video 69 NOTES • Whe n the audio l evel meter re ache s th e r ed point (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 tort ed, activ ate the micr ophone attenua tor with the [Microphone Att e nuator] s etting.
70 Video In mode , and in mod e durin g slideshow p laybac k , adjust the head phones volume the same w ay 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 t o the camcorder , [W ind S cree n] will aut o mat icall y be s et to [ Off ]. • If the audi o leve l i s too high and the s oun.
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 f rame to t he lar ge thumbnail 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 another 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 movie time line s cr een ( 71).
74 Video Scene and Playli s t Operation s Playin g Bac k Recording s Set to Ba ckgro u nd M us ic Y ou can p lay bac k v ideo sn apshot scene s , scene s in the playlist and photo slide shows set to bac k ground mus ic (instead of the origina l 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 p lay bac k s ce ne s with thei r original s ound 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 op en th e inde x s cr een for vid eo 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 playli s t j u s t the video s nap s hot s cene s yo u want to watch and arrange their pla ybac k order . •I n i t i a l i z ing a memor y car d will per manentl 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 (original scenes only) in order to leave out the best parts a nd later cut out the rest. 1 Open the original movies index screen. / Y ou can s elec t the or igina l movie s in th e buil t-in memory 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 up plied 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 pleted [ S cene( s ) added to the playli 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 index s creen from the origina l movie s index s creen: - / For s cene s in the built-in memory , pre ss .
Video 81 *I f y o u s el ected [All S cene s ], you can pre ss to in terrupt the operation while it i s in progr e ss . S ome s cene s w ill be de leted neve rthele ss . Opt ions Moving Scen es in the Playlis t Move t he scenes in the playl ist to p lay 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 s napshot scenes from a movie you have pr e- vio usl y recor ded. 1 Play back t he movie containing the scene you want to capture. 2 Press at the p oint you wa nt to capture.
Video 83 / Copying Scene s to a Memo ry Card Y ou can co py orig inal mo vie s or the entir e playli s t only fr om the built-in memory to the corre s ponding location on the memory card. S ee Copying Photo s to a Me mory Car 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 elec t the tab under the icon , and t hen op en the playl i s t index s cre e n: - / 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 mem- ory card i s s et to pr event writ ing, you wi ll not be a ble to copy m ovie 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 y i ng them bac k , c apturing photos from video and prin ting phot os. Ba s ic Recording T aki ng Photo s 1 T ur n on the camcorder . • / By defaul t, photo s ar e r ecor ded in t he buil t-in memory .
Photos 87 IMPORT AN T •O b s erve th e fol lowing pre cautio n s while the A CCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in perm anent 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 turn of f the camc or der .
88 Photos NOTES • The actual num ber of photo s t hat ca n be r ecorde d will vary depending 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 if 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 in dex s cre en 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 creen. 2 S elect ( ) the photo you want to delete and p ress . 3 S elect ( ) [Y es] and pres s to delete th e photo. 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 Playback In single photo view , photo s can be magnified up to 5 times. will appear for pho tos tha t cannot be enla rg ed. 1 Move t he zoom lever to ward T . • The photo i s ma gni fied by 2 ti me s an d a frame appea r s indicating the po s ition o f the m agnif ied area.
Photos 93 Additional F u nction s Slide s how Y ou can play a slidesho w of all the photos and even set it to music ( 74). 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr een. 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 photo 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 played bac k corr ectly when pla ying 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 al l the functio ns used at the ti me of reco rdi ng.
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 phot o s on a n Ey e-Fi card, ph oto s w ill be upl oaded automa ticall y if you a re w ithi n the r ange o f a c onfigu red netwo r k .
Photos 97 Protecting Photos from th e Index Screen 1 Open the ph oto in dex scr een. / Yo u c a n s elect th e photo s in the built-in memor y or on the memor y ca rd .
98 Photos In th e inde x s creen, s el ect t he ta b und er the ico n an d mo ve t he 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 cautio n s while the A CCE SS indi cator i s on or fla s hing. Fail ing to d o s o may re s ult in perm anent 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 turn of f the camc or der .
100 Photos Printing Photo s Print ing Pho to s (D ire ct Prin t) The camcor der can be connecte d to any PictBridge-c ompatibl e printer . Y ou ca n mar k in adva nce the photos you want to print and se t the desired number of copies as a print order ( 103).
Photos 101 - Removing all print or de r s NOTES • will appear for photo s that cannot be printed. • W e recommen d powe ring the cam cor der u s i ng the compa ct power adapt er .
102 Photos Option s [P a p e r S i z e ] * Available paper s i z e s vary depen ding on the print er model. [P a p e r T y p e ] * S elect [Ph oto], [Fa s t Photo], [Plain ] or [Default]. [P a g e L a y o u t ] * S el ect [D efault ], [Bo r dered ] or one o f the fo llow- ing page layout s .
Photos 103 NOTES •P r i n t s etting opti on s and [Defau lt] s etting s vary depending on the prin ter model. Fo r detail s , ref er 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 T O CHECK •O n l y p h o t o s on the memor y ca rd can be s et for print orde r s . Marking Si ngle Photos with Print Or ders 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 the photo s to the memory ca rd in advance.
106 Exter nal C onnec tions Extern al Connection s This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VC R, or compute r .
External Conne ctions 107 Connection D iagram s In the following connect ion diagra ms, the l eft side sh ows the termi nals on the camcor der and the right side sh ows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connect ed devic e.
108 Exter nal C onnec tions 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 t o 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 , power the cam cor der u s ing the compac t power ada p ter and only th en connec t it to the comp uter u s ing the s upplie d U S B cabl e.
110 Exter nal C onnec tions Playback on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy y our r ecor dings with f amily and friends. Pl aybac k on an HDTV using one of the high -definition con- nections will ensur e the best p laybac 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 r ecorde d with this camco rder ar e saved in the built-in memory ( / only) or on the memor y card . Because space is limited , ma k e sur e to save your reco rdings on a co mputer on a regular basis.
112 Exter nal C onnec tions 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 hoto 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 the comput er’ s in s tructi on 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 C onnec tions 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 recognized, an i nforma tion sc reen w ill disp lay th e type of DVD you ar e creatin g and the es timat ed time and numb er of discs it will r equire (based on the disc you in serted). • If yo u inse rted a DVD -RW disc that already cont ains data, [The disc alr eady contai ns data.
116 Exter nal C onnec tions - AVCHD d i s c s cr eated u s ing the optiona l DW-100 DVD Bur ner can be played b ac k only wi th 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 playe r that i s not compatib le wit h A VCHD s peci ficat ion s a s you may not b e abl e to eject the di s c.
External Conne ctions 117 Even w ithout a computer , yo u can conv ert your video reco rdi ngs int o 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 C onnec tions Option s To s el ect th e bit rat e Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in be tter video 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 al ways be displ ayed on the conve rted scene.
External Conne ctions 119 • Y ou can play bac k the con verte d s cene s from the [For DVD ( S D-VIDE O)] index s creen on the me mory ca r d. Open th e origi nal movi e s in dex s creen on the m emor y card, pre ss and the n s elect [ For DV D ( S D-VIDEO )].
120 Exter nal C onnec tions 2 Open the [For DVD ( S D-VIDEO)] index screen on the memo ry card. • Open the orig inal movie s index s creen o n 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 add ed to a disc.
External Conne ctions 121 Creating Pho to DVD s Using the optional DW-100 DVD Burner , you can create Photo DVDs, which ar e standard DV Ds that c o ntain al l your p hotos as JP G files as well as a slideshow* of all the p hotos with the selec ted bac k ground music ( 74).
122 Exter nal C onnec tions 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 Bur ner and the camcorder 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 camcor der i s conn ected to th e DV D bur ne r . • Wit h the excep tion o f fa s t pl aybac k at 60x s pe ed, s peci al pl aybac k mode s ( 46) can be u s ed al s o for di s c playba c k .
124 Exter nal C onnec tions Recording 1 External device: Load a blank cassette or d isc and set th e device to record pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcorder and set it to mod e. Ve r i f y t h a t [A V/H eadphone s ] i s s et to [ AV]. 3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause the playback just before the d esired 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 tware G uid e’ (PDF fil e).
126 Exter nal C onnec tions •P r e ss and then s elect [ O K ] to in terrupt 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 req uired t o con vert s cene s i s appr oximately equal to the s cene’ s total running ti me. Be cau s e conv er s ion generall y ta k e s longe r on a comp uter , we r ecommend u s in g the ca mcor der to convert s ce ne s .
128 Exter nal C onnec tions Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can autom atically upl oad 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 • D epending on 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 , screen 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 ), (playbac k of video s na p s hot s cene s ): - avail able 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 the 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 wh en reco rding. [ PF30]: 30 frame s per s econd, progr e ss ive. U s e thi s frame rate t o ea s ily edit y our re cording s , for exam ple, to p o 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 [ Dynam ic], if t he bac k groun d’ 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 reco rding movie 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 can 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 t o m a k e s ure y our 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 ure (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 pr otocol to u s e when con- nect ing th e camco rd er to an exte r nal de vice u s ing th e s upplie d U S B cable .
138 Additional Information [LCD Screen Dimmer]: When s et to [ On], the LCD s cre en i s dimme d. Doing s o i s ideal w hen u s i ng the camcorde r in location s where the LC D’ s illumi nation could bec ome a nu i s ance t o other s . Hold pre ss ed down for about 2 s eco nd s to r e s to re th e LC D’ s normal bri ghtne ss .
Addition al Informatio n 139 1 Option not available when the cam corder i s connected to an HDTV u s ing an HDM I cable. 2 Option available only fr om th e original movie s index s creen. [Notif icati on Sounds]: A beep wil l accom pany s ome operation s li k e t urn- ing on the camcorder , the s elf-timer countdown, etc.
140 Additional Information • Depen ding o n the T V s et, additio nal 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 op eratio n of the HDMI-CE C functi on can not be guarant eed even when co nnect ing the cam cor der to comp ati ble TV s et s .
Addition al Informatio n 141 Lang uage and Da te/T ime S etup [Date Format]: S elect the date format to be u s ed for mo s t on - s cre en di s - play s , and (if s elected) fo r the date p rinted on photo s . [Calenda r Start Da y]: S elect the day on which the wee k s tart s for 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 creen wher e you can ver - i fy h o w m u c h o f t h e b u i lt - i n m e m o r y o r th e m e m or y c a r d i s current ly 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), Exposu re ( 60) S h Photo quality/size ( 87) S j S el f tim er ( 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 num ber of photo s D k Photo number ( 1 39) D l Prot ect.
146 Additional Information Memory operation Recor d, Recor d pause, Playba ck, Pla yback p ause, Fast pl aybac k, Fa st re verse pl ayb ack , Slow pla yback, Slow rever se playb ack Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough est imate 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 , refe r to this section. S ome- times what you thin k is a malfunct ion of the camc o rd er may have the simplest of solution s - please read the “CHEC K THI S FIR S T” b ox before going on to the more detailed problems and s olutions.
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 and On screen Di spla ys 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. Turn 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-Fi 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 different USB port on the c omputer . - 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 of a malfunction, recordings may be lost s o back up your recordings regula r ly . B u ff er ov erf low. Rec ordi ng 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 reco rd movie s on thi s memor y card - Movies cannot be reco rded on a 64 MB or smalle r memory card. Use a recommended mem- ory card ( 35). Cannot reco rd 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 added to the play list.
160 Additional Information - If a dialog box appeared on the co mputer screen, clo s e it. Disconnect the U SB cable, 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. Select [ 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 corr ectly inserted 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 maximum pe r- forma nce.
164 Additional Information • When record ing movies, try to get a calm, stable pictur e . Exce ss ive 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 . In ext reme ca s e s , the playb ac k of s uch s cene s may re s ult in vi s ually induced moti on s ic k ne ss .
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 ba c k ing up the re cord ing s on the memory car d onto your com puter .
166 Additional Information B u ilt- in Rec hargeable Lithi u m Batte ry The camcor der has a built-in r echar geable lithium batt ery 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 dischar g e 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 cl ean the ca mcord er body . Never u s e chemic ally tr eated cloth s or vola tile s olvent s s uch a s paint thinne r .
168 Additional Information • R emove th e memory car d and batte ry pac k . Then, p lace t he camc order in an airtig ht p la s tic ba g and let it adju s t graduall y to te mperatur e change s bef ore rem o vin g it f rom the b ag . 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 acces sories not listed below ar e described in m o re 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 accesso- ries. Y ou can al so obtain genuine accessories for your Canon cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U. S .A.
Additional Information 171 Recording and P layback Times Recording and play bac k time s given in the followi ng table 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 cable plug s into yo ur car’ s cig- arette light er and r un 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 / VIXIA 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 wi th the camc order are as follows. A udi o enc odin g: Linea r 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . .
Additional Information 179 I Image effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33 Index screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5, 47 Init iali zat ion (built- in memory*/ memory ca rd) . . . 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 ra nsferring recordings to a comput er . . . . . . . . .
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