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PA L PUB. DIE-0396-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual C OP Y.
2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, D O NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVIC EABLE PAR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC ING T O QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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4 Highlights of the LEG RIA HF G10 The Canon LEGRIA HF G10 HD Camcorder is a high-performance camcorder whose compact size mak es it ide al in a varie ty of sit uatio ns. Th e follow ing are ju st some o f the ma ny func tion s feature d in the ca mcorde r .
5 Enjoying yo ur Recordings on Ot her Devices Eye-Fi Connec t the camc order to an HDTV ( 0 119) P lay video d irectly from your r e co rded memory ca rd AVC HD -co mp at ibl e H D TVs an d digit al recorde rs with a car d slo t compatible with the type of memory card used *.
6 1 Int rod ucti on 9 About this Manual 9 Conv ention s Used in this Man ual 9 Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 11 Names of Parts 13 2 P reparat ions 19 Charging the B attery Pack 19 Prep ari ng the .
7 4 Custo mization 82 Custom Button and Dial 82 Assignable Buttons 83 Changing the Assi gned Fu nction 83 Using an Assignable Button 83 Saving and Loading Menu Settings 84 Saving Menu Setti ngs to a M.
8 9 Saving/Sh aring Recordin gs 124 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 124 Copy ing Sc enes from the D ate Index Screen 124 Copying Scenes from a Story by Rating 125 Copying a Single Ph oto 125 Copyi.
About this Manua l 9 Introduction Abou t this Manua l Thank you for pur chasing the Can on LEGRIA HF G10. Pl ease read thi s manual car efully befo re you use th e camcor d er a nd retai n it for f uture r efer ence. Sh ould your c amcorder fail to ope rate corr ectly , refe r to T roubleshooting ( 0 152).
About this Manual 10 Self Timer Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] scr een. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Sel f Timer] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, sel ecting [ B Off], to tur n off the se lf time r . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press g .
Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 11 Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The foll owing access ories are supplie d with th e camco rder: CA-57 0 Compact P ower Adapt er (incl .
Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12 The foll ow ing CD- ROMs and softwar e are suppli ed with the camcor der: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T r ansfer Utility for savi ng and transfe rring movies and mu sic files you ca n use as background music.
Names of Parts 13 Names of Parts 1 RESET b utton ( 0 155) 2 2 (camera/play) button ( 0 26) 3 DISP . (onscreen display) bu tton ( 0 80)/BA TT . INFO (battery info) button ( 0 151) 4 Double mem ory car .
Names of Parts 14 1M I C t e r m i n a l ( 0 73) 2 Grip belt ( 0 23) 3U S B t e r m i n a l ( 0 116, 118, 130) 4H D M I O U T t e r m i n a l ( 0 116, 117) 5 REM OTE termi nal ( 0 75) 6 Built-in speak.
Names of Parts 15 1 Instant AF sensor ( 0 166) 2 Viewfinder ( 0 21) 3S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( 0 36) 4 Strap mount ( 0 23 ) 5D C I N t e r m i n a l ( 0 19) 6 Dioptric adju stm ent le ver ( 0 .
Names of Parts 16 1 Built-in microphone ( 0 67) 2 Zoom lev er ( 0 50) 3M o d e s w i t c h ( 0 26) 4 Mini advanced shoe 5A C C E S S i n d i c a t o r ( 0 36) 6 ON/OFF (CHG ) indicator ( 0 19) Green -.
Names of Parts 17 1 Serial number 2B A T T E R Y R E L E A S E s w i t c h ( 0 20) 3 T ripod socke t ( 0 24) 2 3 1 B ottom v i ew C OP Y.
Names of Parts 18 Wireless Controller WL-D8 9 1 ST AR T/STOP button ( 0 36) 2 b (index selection) button ( 0 89) Press and hold for m ore than 2 seconds to switch between shooting and playba ck mode.
Charging the Battery Pack 19 Prep arations Charging th e Battery Pack The c amco r der c an be p owered w ith a b attery pa ck or directly u sing th e comp act p ower ad apter . The firs t time you us e a battery p ack, ful ly charge it and then use th e camcorde r until the battery pack is compl etely ex hausted .
Charging the B attery Pack 20 T o r e move the b attery pack 1 Slide U in the dir ection of the arro w and hold it pressed down. 2 Slide the battery pack and then pull it out. IMPORT ANT • T urn of f the camcorder befor e connectin g or disco nnecting the co mpact power adapte r .
Preparing th e Camcorde r 21 Preparing the Ca mcorder This se ction cover s the basic preparat ions for the camcord er such as attac hing t he lens hood, adjusti ng the gri p belt and a djusting the v iewfind er and LCD screen. W hen a ttaching the lens hood, grip belt a nd straps, be careful not to drop the cam corder .
Prep ari ng th e Ca mco rder 22 Adjusting the Positio n a nd Bright ness of the LCD Scr e en Rotating th e LCD Panel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rotate the panel 90 degrees downward. • Y ou can rotate the panel 180 degrees towar d the lens.
Preparing th e Camcorde r 23 NOTES • Using the bright sett ing will shorten the effec tive usage time of the battery pack. • Y ou ca n further adj ust the brig htness of the LCD scr een wit h the .
Prep ari ng th e Ca mco rder 24 Wireless Controller First, insert the supplied CR2025 lithiu m button battery int o the wir eless control l er . 1 Press the t ab in the di rection of the arr o w and pull o u t the ba ttery hol der . 2 Place the lithium button battery with the + side facing up.
Basic O peration of the Camcorder 25 Basic Op eration o f the Camc order Using the T ouc h Screen The c ontrol but tons and men u items th at app ear on the touch scr een change d ynamically depending on the op erating mo de and t he task you ar e performing.
Basic Operat ion of the Camco rder 26 Operating Modes Recording In r ecor ding mode, the c amcord er’ s oper atin g mode is determine d by the positi on of the mo d e swi tch. Playback Press the camera/p lay button S to switc h the camco rde r between c amera (recording) mode and playback mode.
Basic O peration of the Camcorder 27 Using the Me nus Many of th e camcorder’ s functions ca n be adjusted fr om the FUNC. pane l and the setup menus. For details ab out the available menu options a nd settings, re fer to the appendix M enu Options Lists ( 0 137).
Basic Operat ion of the Camco rder 28 Setup Menus * In mode setup menus cannot be accessed and most menu se ttings will be r e set to default values. 1 or mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. • Y ou can also pr e ss u on the wi reless controlle r .
First Time Settings 29 Fir st Time Sett ings Setting the Date and Ti me Y ou will need to set t he date and time of the camcorder be for e you ca n start using it. The [Date/Time] screen will a ppear automatica lly when the ca m cor der’ s clock i s not set .
First Time S ettings 30 Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your loca tion. The default settin g is Paris. 1 Open the [ Time Zone/DST] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 6 [Time Z one/DST ] • T ouching [ FUNC.] is ne cessary only when performing the procedure i n a r ecording m ode.
Using a Memory Card 31 Using a Memory Card Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou ca n use th e follow ing typ es of com mercial ly availab le Secu re Digita l (SD) ca rds with this cam corder .
Using a Memo ry Card 32 Eye-Fi Cards This pr od uct is not guaranteed to support Eye-Fi card functi o ns (incl uding wireless tran sf er). I n case of an issue wi th an Eye-F i car d, please check with the ca rd manufactu rer . Also note that an ap proval is r equired to use Eye-Fi car ds in many countr ies or re gions.
Using a Memory Card 33 Selecting th e Memory for t he Recordings Y ou can select t o recor d your mo vies a nd photos i n the buil t-in memor y or on a memory ca rd.
Using a Memo ry Card 34 NOTES • Y ou canno t use re lay recor ding fr om the built-in memo ry to memo ry card Y . When using a s ingle memory ca rd, be s ure to i nsert it into mem ory card slot X . • Ther e will be a momenta ry stop in the scene a t the poi nt wh er e the camc order sw itch es fr om one memor y to anoth er .
Using a Memory Card 35 Initializing the Memory Initial ize m emory cards whe n you u se them with t his ca mcorder f or the first time . Y ou can also init ialize a mem ory card or th e built- in memo ry to pe rman ently d elete al l the recordi ngs it con tains.
Recording Movi es and Photos 36 Record ing Recor ding Movies and Photos By def a ult, movies and p hotos are r ecorded in the built- in memory . Y ou can selec t the memory th at will be used to reco rd movies and photo s ( 0 33). Please r ead the IMPOR T ANT section ( 0 4 1) befo r e usin g an Eye-Fi car d.
Recording Movie s and Photos 37 Recording in AUTO Mo de When you use mode t o shoot vide o and take pho tos, t he camcor der will automatical ly adjust various settings for y o u. 1 Set the mode switch to . 2 T urn on th e camcorder . T o recor d video Press g to b egi n re co rdi ng .
Recording Movi es and Photos 38 Rati ng Scen es Y ou can turn on the scene r ating option in r ecording mo de with the 8 [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)] s e tting. Immediately after re cording a scene, you wi ll have t he option to rate it by touching one of the rating but tons; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to leave the sce ne unrated.
Recording Movie s and Photos 39 IMPORT ANT • Observ e the follo wing precaut ions while the ACC ESS indi cator is on or flashing . Failing to do so may result in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not open the double m emory card slot cover .
Recording Movi es and Photos 40 NOTES • About the pow er saving mod e: If 6 [Power Saving M ode] [Auto Powe r Off] is set to [ A On], the ca mcorder wi ll shut off aut omaticall y to sav e power wh en it is powere d by a battery pack and is left wi thout any operati on for 5 minu tes.
Recording Movie s and Photos 41 Reviewing the Latest Scene Recorded Y ou can review t he las t 4 seconds of the l ast scene rec ord ed wit h the cam c or der withou t switc hing to playbac k mode. Whi le revi ewing t he latest scene, the pictur e will b e played b ack without s ound.
Quick Start Function 42 Quick St art Fun ction When you c lose the LCD panel with the camcor der on, the camcor der enters the standb y mode. In standby mo de the camcord er consumes only abou t 1/3 the pow er used when r ecording, saving ener gy wh en yo u are using a b atte ry pac k.
Selecting the Vid eo Quality (Recording Mode) 43 Selecting the V ideo Qu ality (Recording Mode) The camcorder of fers 5 recordin g modes. Changing the re c ordi ng mode will change the r ecording time avai lable on the me mory . Select MXP or FXP mod e for better movi e qualit y; select LP mode for longer recor ding times.
Selecting the Frame Rate 44 Selectin g the Frame Rate Y ou can ch ange the fra me ra te (th e numb er of frames recorded p er se cond ) to ch ange the loo k of y our movi es. 1 Open the [ Frame Rate] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Fr ame Rat e] 2 T ouch the desir ed frame rate and then touch [ a ].
Focus Adjustment 45 Focus Adjustment Y ou can adjust the focus manuall y and use the peaking func tion to assist you or you can le t the camcor der focus for you by using autofo cus. With au tofocus, you can set the autofocus s peed. The c amcorder also featur es two more focusing functions, f ace detect ion and T ouch & T ra ck.
Focus A djustment 46 5 After adjusting the focus , touch [ ] to return to the pr eset focus pos ition. • T ouch [ ] agai n to canc el the curr ent pres et focus positi on.
Focus Adjustment 47 NOTES • While using auto f ocus, you can turn the manual ring to f ocus manual ly . Wh en you stop turning the ring, the camcor der re tur ns to a utofocus. Th is is usef ul in sit uations suc h as when fo cusing on a subject on the ot he r side of a wi ndow .
Focus A djustment 48 T o select the main subject If th ere is more than one pe rson in the p i ctur e, the c amcorder will automa tically s elect one per son it determi nes is the main subjec t. The main subject i s indicated b y a white fac e detecti on frame and t he camcor der will optimize t he settings for that p erson.
Focus Adjustment 49 NOTES • T ouching some w her e with a color or patt er n unique to t he subject will make it ea sier to track. Howev er , if there i s anothe r subject in the vicinity that sha res si milar chara cteristics to th e selected subject, the camcorder m ay start tracking the inc orrect subjec t.
Zooming 50 Zooming There ar e three ways you can zoom in and out: usin g the zoom lever on the camcor der , using the zoom buttons on the wireless controll e r or us ing the zoom controls on the touch scre e n. In addition to the 10x optical zoom , in m ode, you can turn on the digital zoom* (40x or 200x) with th e 7 [D igital Zoo m] settin g.
Zooming 51 Appr oximate z o om speed s * (z oom leve r ) * Meas ured fr om full w ide-a ngle to f u ll telephoto. ** When the zoom spee d is too fast (appr oximately 2 sec onds end-t o-end), the camco rder will hav e more tr ouble f ocus ing automati cally whil e zooming.
Zooming 52 Soft Zoom Contr o l Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop th e zoom gradually . 1 Open the soft zoom control scr ee n. [FUNC.] [MENU] 7 [Soft Zoom Control] 2 T ouch the desir ed option and then touch [ f ].
Advanced Image Stabilization 53 Advanced Imag e Stabilization The im age stab ilizer r educes camc order blur ( blur due to t he camcord er moving) so y ou can get nice, stable shot s . Select the im age stabilizati on mode accor ding to the shooting co nditi ons.
Automatic Gain Con trol (AGC) Limit 54 Autom atic Gain Co ntr ol (AGC) Limit When recor d ing in dark surr oundings, the camcorder will automatically incre ase the gain to t ry to get a brighter pictur e. However , using higher gain values may resul t in more noticeab le video noi se.
Automatic Exposure Rec ording Programs 55 Automatic Exposur e Recording Pr ograms With the automati c exposur e (AE) re cordi ng progra ms, the camcor der will adjust the shutter speed and/or aperture va lue to obta in the optimal exposur e.
Auto matic Expos ure Recording Programs 56 NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On scre en only th e denominator is di splayed – [ B 250] indic ates a shutter speed of 1/250 seco nd, etc.
Exposure Adjustm ent 57 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit subjects may appe ar too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very str ong lights may appear too bright or glari ng (overex posed) . In such ca s es, ad justing the expo sure will co rrec t thi s.
Exposur e Adjustment 58 Using th e Zebra Patter n Y ou can u se the zebra pattern to ident ify are a s tha t might be ov er exposed, so you can corr ect the exposure appr opriately .
Exposure Adjustm ent 59 T o adjust the T ouch AE function for highlight s (Highlight AE) Certai n subjects, like clou d s or whi te objects , are easil y over exposed an d can end up app earing as bright areas where all detail is lo st.
White Balance 60 White Balance The white bala nce function helps you to accurat e ly r eproduce colors under dif ferent light ing con ditions . POINTS TO CHECK • Selec t a rec o r ding pr ogram ot her t han the Speci al Scene recor ding p rog rams. 1 Open the w hite balance screen.
White Balance 61 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t 7 [Digital Zoom] to [ B Off]. - Reset the w hite balance when you chang e locatio ns or the lighting o r other conditio ns cha nge. - Depen d ing o n the light s ourc e, g ma y keep fla shing .
Special Scene Recordi ng Pr ograms 62 Special Scen e Reco rding Pr ograms Recor ding in a very br ight ski re sort or capturi ng the ful l colors of a sunse t or a fi reworks displa y becomes as easy as s electing a Spec ial Scene re cording progr am.
Special Scen e Recording P rograms 63 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The pic ture may not appear smooth during playback. •[ F Portrait]: The blur ef f ect of th e background in cr eases the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The subject may be come overe xposed on cl oudy days or in shaded plac es.
Image Effects 64 Ima ge Effects Y ou can a djust th e color depth, b rightness, contrast, and sha rpness of the ima ge. POINTS TO CHECK • Selec t a rec o r ding pr ogram ot her t han the Speci al Scene recor ding p rog rams. 1 Open the image effects scr een.
Self Timer 65 Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 8 [Self Timer] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] an d then to uch [ a ]. • n will app ear on the scre en. • Repe at, selecti ng [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In r eco r d pause mode, pres s g .
Aud io Recording Level 66 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adj ust the audi o recor ding level of the bu ilt-i n or an external mi cr o phon e. Y ou can di splay th e audio le vel indica tor whi le recording. 1 Open the manual audio recording lev el adjustment scr e en.
Built-In Microphone Directionality 67 Built-In Microphone Dir ectiona lity Y ou ca n chan ge th e direction ality of the bu ilt-in micropho ne to ha ve mo re control ov er how sound is reco rded . 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Dir e ctionality] scr een. [FUNC.
Audio Equalizer 68 Audio Equal izer Y ou can u se the audi o equalizer to adjust s ound levels b y specific ally targeti ng the high - or l ow- fr equency range . The audio equaliz er settings are only ava ilable when r e cor ding sound usin g the buil t- in micr ophone.
Audio Mix 69 Audio Mix When r ecordi ng, you can mix audio f rom the built-i n micr ophone with exte rnal audio f rom the MI C termina l and adjust the mix ba lance for or iginal sound ef fects.
Using Headphones 70 Using Headph ones Use he adphones f or pla yback or to check t he audio l evel while recor ding. The headphones are connect ed to the A V OUT/ X termin al, wh ich is us ed for bo th the he adph ones an d the au dio/v ideo output.
Using the Mini Ad v anced Shoe 71 Usin g the Mini Advan ced Shoe Using the mini advan ced shoe, you can att ach to the camcor der a range of option al acces sories to expan d it s func tion ality . For deta ils a bout o ptio nal ac cesso ries availa ble for use wit h you r cam corder , refe r to Accessories ( 0 168).
Using an Exter nal Microphone 72 Using an Exter nal Microphone When recording in v ery quiet surroundin gs, the bu ilt-in microphon e may pic k up the so und of the camco rder’ s inter nal ma chine ry . When recording outs ide, the bu ilt-in m icrophon e may pick up excessi ve noise fr om wind.
Using an External Microphone 73 2 Connect the r eceiver to the camcorder’ s MIC t erminal. 3 If necessary , activate the audio mix fu nction ( 0 69) and adjust t h e audio mix balance. 4 Attach the micr o phone (transmitter) to the su bject. • For detai ls about using the WM-V1, ref e r to the inst ruction manual suppli ed with the micr ophone.
Using an E xternal Vi deo Light 74 Using an Exter nal V ideo Light Y ou can use the optional VL- 5 Video Light or VF L-2 Video Flash L ight when you need to r ecord movies in dark locations. Attach the optional video li g ht to the mini advanced shoe.
Using a Zoom Remote Controller 75 Using a Zoom Remote Con tr o ller The optional ZR-2000 or ZR-1000 Zoom Remote Controller will allow you to use certain functions whil e viewin g the picture on an exte rn al mon itor wit hout to uchi ng th e camco rder .
Color Bars/A udio Reference Signal 76 Color Bars/Audio Refere nce Signa l Y ou can hav e the ca mcorder ou tput and record color bars and a 1 kHz audi o reference si gnal. 1 Open the [Color Bars & T est T one] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [C olor Ba rs & T e st T one] 2 T ouch the desir ed option and then touch [ a ].
Video Scope s 77 Video Sc opes The camcor der can displa y a simplified wavef orm monitor . It ca n also display an edge m onitor* to help you focus. The vid eo scope s appe ar only on th e LCD screen. Th ey do not appear in th e viewfi nder or on an ext ernal monito r .
Video Snaps hot 78 Video Sna pshot Recor d a ser ies of short scenes. T hen, play back your video s napshot scenes set to your fa vorite musi c ( 0 110).
Pr e-Re cordi ng 79 Pr e-Recording The camcorder wil l start recor ding 3 seconds before you pr ess g , ensuring you do n o t miss import ant sh ooting opport unities . Thi s is e speci ally us eful w hen it is di fficult to predict w hen to st art reco rdin g.
Onscre en Displ ays and D ata Code 80 Onscr een Displays and Data Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess h to turn the onscreen dis plays on/of f in the following seque.
Faders 81 Faders The camcorder of fers two professional l ook ing transition effects to fade-in or fade-out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only on e time or e very time you start or stop recor ding. 1 Open the fader selection s creen.
Custom Button and Dial 82 Customiz ation Custom Button and Dial Y ou can assign to f and CU ST OM dial one of several frequent ly used func tions. Y ou can then adjus t the selec ted function us ing f and CUSTOM dial, with out having to access the menu.
Assignable Buttons 83 Assignable Bu ttons The camcor der convenient ly feature s 2 buttons to which you can a ssign various funct ions. By assigni ng often used functi ons, you can quickl y access them with a singl e pres s of a button. Chan ging the Assi gned Func tio n 1 Open the selection screen for the des ired ass ig nable button.
Saving and Loading Menu Settings 84 Savi ng and Loading Menu Settin gs After you adju st the ci nema-look filters and other s e ttin gs in the FUNC. panel a nd setup menus , you can save those settings on a m emory card . Saving Menu Settings to a Memo ry Card Menu setti ngs must be sav ed to me mory ca rd Y .
Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 85 Playb ack Playing Back Video 1 Press S . • Y ou can also pr ess and hold B on the wir e less contr oller fo r mor e than 2 seconds to switch b etween shooting and pl ayback mode. 2 Open the date in dex scr ee n, if i t is not displayed.
Playing Back Video 86 4 T ouch the desir ed scene to play it back. • Playb ack will st art fr o m the scene selec ted and conti nue until the end of th e las t scene in the index s creen.
Pla ying Bac k Vid eo 87 Adjusting the volume 1 During playback, touch the screen to display the playback contro ls. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger along the [Speaker V olum e]* bar t o adjust the vol ume and touch [ f ]. * Whe n 6 [A V/Head phon es] is set to [ J Headph ones], ad just the [Headph one Volume] bar instead .
Playing Back Video 88 3D Fl ip View T ouch [ ] in th e date inde x screen to switc h to 3D Flip V iew . This co nvenien t way o f displayi ng scenes gr ouped by rec ording date in a 3D layo ut can be useful to flip throug h a large number of reco rdi ngs .
The Index Sel ection Screen: Selecti ng the Content to Play Back 89 The Inde x Selection Scr een: Selecting the Cont ent to Play Back Fr om the index s elect ion scre en you can se lect the conte nt you want t o play back ( original sc enes by date or by story , or photos, for example).
Deleting Scenes and Stories 90 Deleting Scen es and Stories Y ou can de lete th ose sc enes and sto ries t hat you are not in terested in keep ing. Delet ing scen es al lows you also to free up space o n the memory . Deleting a Single Scene 1 Play back the scene you wis h to delete.
Deleting Sce nes and St ories 91 Deleting a Single Sce ne from a Story 1 Open the list of scenes of the s t ory that contains the scene y ou want to delete. [ b ] [ Gallery ] Bring the desired story to the fr ont [Scene List] 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select t he scene you want to delete.
Deleting Scenes and Stories 92 Deleting Stories Deleting a story permanently deletes all the scenes it c ontains. The two pree xisting stories, [Unsorted] and [Vi deo Snapsho t], cannot be deleted. 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Galle ry] 2 Select the story you w ant to delete.
Dividing Scenes 93 Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide scenes in or der to leave out the best parts and late r cut out the rest. 1 Play back the scene you want to divide. 2 Pause the playback at the po int where you want to di v ide the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen.
Selecting the Playback Starting Point 94 Selecting t he Playback Sta rting Point If yo u have a very lo ng scen e, you ma y wan t to star t playin g back the sce ne from a cer tain point. Y ou can use the mo vie time line to brea k the scene to segment s at fixed time int ervals rangi ng from 6 seconds to 6 minutes.
Capturing Video Snap shot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 95 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Scene s and Photos f r om a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapshot scenes, single photos or a se ries of continuous photos from a pre viously r ecorded scene .
Capturing Video Snapsho t Scenes and Photos from a Movie 96 Capt uring Ph otos Y ou can captur e a single phot o or a series of ph otos. The size of the captured photos will be 1920x1080 and i t cannot be changed. Please r ead the IMPOR T ANT section ( 0 96) before usi ng an Eye- Fi card.
Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 97 Video S t o ries and Cin ema Sty le Usin g Story C rea tor to C reate Video Storie s Story Cre a tor i s a helpf u l func tion that of fers suggestions for typical sc e nes in a number of si tuations.
Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 98 Recording a Scen e within a Stor y Press g to record movies wit h in the select ed story scene (category). • Use the displa yed rec ommended le ngth as a r efere nce when r ecordi ng scenes. • Scenes will be reco rded under t he story and category curr ently sel ected.
Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 99 Recording Ad ditional Scen es within an Existing St ory 1 Start Story Creator mode. [FUNC.] [ Story Creator] • Alter na tivel y , yo u can s et an ass ign able bu tton to [ S tory C reator ] ( 0 83). 2 Select the story to w hich you want to add new scenes.
CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 100 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, the camcor der will a djust the f rame r a te a nd several other pictu re-r elated set tings to give y our recor dings a c inematic l o ok.
CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 101 Options ( Default value) The camcor der offers 9 cinema-look filters . Select the d esir ed filter while p reviewing the ef fect on the scr een. NOTES • Pho tos ca nno t be reco rded w hile th e cam cord er is set to mo de.
Adding Decorations 102 Adding Decorations Using t he decorati on function, you can add various gr aphical element s to the pi cture, su ch as stamps, wate rmarks, t he date/t ime, and even your own f reehand draw ings. Free hand drawings can help emphasi ze a p ort ion of the pictur e to attract viewers ' attention.
Adding Decoratio ns 103 T o use [Pen s and Stam ps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • Th e [Pens and Stam p s] scr een will appea r . 2 Sel ect the desir ed pen or stamp fr om [T o ols] . 3 Sel ect white o r black fr om [Colors]. • Alter nati vely , yo u ca n tou ch [ ] and sele ct a color from th e col or pale tte.
Adding Decorations 104 T o load a previously s aved canvas In t he de cora tion sc reen: 1 T ouch [ ] and then touch [ f Load]. 2 T ouch [Y es]. • The free hand drawin gs and sta m ps sa ved in the m emory will b e loaded. 3T o u c h [ f ]. T o use [Ani mate d Stamp s] 1T o u c h [ ] .
Adding Decoratio ns 105 T o use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open th e [Select Image] sc reen of the image mix function ( 0 104). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the image you cr eated.
Adding Decorations 106 Decorati ng Scenes durin g Playback 1 Play back the scene you want t o decorate. 2 T ouch the scr een to display th e playback contr ols. 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decoration scr een. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous section.
Playing Back Stor ies from the Galler y 107 Playing Back Stories from the Gallery Y ou can play bac k reco rdi ngs made using Story Cr eator to pl ay them back as a single com pelling video story following the storylin e order .
Playing Back Stories from the Gallery 108 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precaut i ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Failing to do so may resul t in permanent data l oss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder .
Ratin g Scen es 109 Rating Scenes Y ou can r ate st ory scenes im mediat ely after r ecordi ng them ( 0 38) or during playba ck. Y ou can then sele ct multip le scene s with the same rating, for exam p le, in or der to play back or copy on ly your favorit e scenes.
Playback with Backg r ound Music 110 Playback wit h Ba ckground Mu sic Play back movies (or a ph oto slide show) with backgr ound music. Y ou can use one o f the suppl ied mus ic tracks or conn ect an ext ern al aud io player to use yo ur favo rite son gs as ba ckground mu sic.
Playback wi th Background Musi c 111 T o adjust the background music balance d uring playback 1 During play back, touch the screen to displ ay the playb ack contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger along the [Music Balance] bar to adjust th e background music balance as desir ed and touch [ f ].
Playback with Backg r ound Music 112 IMPORT ANT • If you use cop yrigh ted son gs and music t racks i n your v ideo creat ions, remember t hat mus ic unde r copyright may not be use d without pe rm ission fr om the copyright holder , e xcept for cases permi tted un der app licab le laws, such as for person al use .
Copying and Mov ing Scenes Within/Betwee n Stories 113 Copying and Moving Scenes With in/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move scenes in th e gallery w ithin the s a me story sc ene (categor y), betw een story scene s in the s ame story , an d between st ories r ecorded in th e same mem ory .
Selecting a Story’s Thumbnail Imag e 114 Selecting a Story’ s Thumbnail Image Initi a ll y , the image used as the story’ s thumbnai l is the first f rame of the firs t scen e in the story . Y ou can set your favo rite sce ne as the thumbnail that will rep resent the sto ry in the gall ery .
Changing a Story’s Title 115 Changin g a Story’ s Title When you firs t cr eate a story , the curr ent date will be used as the story’ s title but you can change the title later on. The title c an be up to 14 characters lon g (availabl e characters are limi ted).
Terminals on the Camcor der 116 External Connectio ns T erminals on t he Camcorder * Wh en con necti ng a c able t o the camcorder , m ake su re to alig n the triang le ma rks on the c able’ s conn ector and o n the c amcorder ’ s termin al. 1 COMPONENT OUT T erminal * Acce ss: Ope n the LCD pane l and term inal co ver .
Connection Diag r ams 117 Connection Dia grams In the f ollowing co nnection diag rams, the l eft side show s the terminal s on the camcor der and the right side sh ows (for r eferenc e only) an exampl e of terminals on a connected de vice.
Connection Diagrams 118 NOTES • Pow er the camcorde r using the compact pow e r adapter and only then co nnect it to the computer using the supp lied USB cable in the follo wing cases. - T o w rite b ack sc enes recorded with th is ca mcorder t hat w ere previou sly s aved o n a c omput er .
Playback on a TV Screen 119 Playba ck on a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to view and che ck your reco rdings. Pla yback on an HDTV using one of the high- definit ion con nect ions w ill ens ure the be st playb ack q uality . 1 T urn off the camcorder and the TV .
Viewing Photos 120 Photos Vie wing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Photos] index screen, if it is not displayed. [ b ] [Photos] 3 Look for the photo yo u want to play back. • Move the zoo m lever towar d Q to show 15 photos per page; move it towar d P to show 6 photos per page.
Viewing Photos 121 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The pho to is displa yed in sin gle photo view . • Drag your fi nge r l e ft/right to br owse through the phot os one by one. T o r et urn to the index screen fr om si ngle photo vi ew 1 T ouch the scr een to display the playback cont rols.
Deleting Photos 122 Deleting Photos Y ou can delete those photos that you are not int e re sted in keeping. Deleting a Single Photo 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T ouch the scr een to display th e playback contr ols. 3 Open the scr een to delet e photos.
Slideshow 123 Slideshow Y ou ca n play a slidesh ow of all the p hotos an d even set it to music. 1 Open the [Photos] index s creen. [ b ] [Photos] 2 Select the backgr ound mu sic to use during t h e photo slides how . • Musi c tracks: Steps 2 - 3 ( 0 110).
Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 124 Saving/Sharing Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory Car d T o co py yo ur reco rdings , yo u mus t se lect reco rding s in th e bu ilt-in me mory o r on mem ory c ard X . In either case, the recor dings wil l be copi ed to memory car d Y .
Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 125 Cop ying Sc enes fro m a St ory b y Ratin g 1 Open the gal lery and bring the desir ed story to the fr ont. [ b ] [ Gallery ] Desire d story • Check th at yo u hav e se lecte d the f tab (built-in me mory) or 4 tab (memory car d X ).
Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 126 T o selec t indi vidual p hotos 1 T ouch on the individual photos you want to copy . • A ch eckmark O will appear on the phot os you touch. The total number of selected photos will appear next to the o icon. • T ouch a select ed phot o to r emove the checkmar k.
Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 127 Saving Recor dings on a Computer Movie s re corded w ith this camcor der ar e saved i n the buil t-in memory or o n a memory c ard. Be cause space is limite d, make s ure to save your r ecord ings on a computer on a r egular basis .
Saving Re cordings on a Co mputer 128 Saving P hotos (Wind ows/Mac OS) With the suppli ed softwar e Photo Applicati on you can save photos to your comput er and easily organize and edit them. Installa tion Inst all the s oftware be fore you connect the cam corder to the com put er for the first tim e.
Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 129 • Operation may not work correctly depend ing on the softwar e and the specif i cations/se ttings of your comp uter . • If you w ish t o use t he image file s on you r compu ter , make co pies of them first . Use th e copi ed file s, reta ining the originals.
Copying Re cordings to an External Vide o Recorder 130 Copying Recordings to an External V ideo Recorder In High Def inition Connect the camcorder to Blu-ray Disc recorders and other A VCHD-c ompatible digital video recorders using the supplied U SB cable t o make perfect copies of your movies in high defi nition.
Co pying Re cordi ngs to a n Ex tern al Vi deo Rec order 131 4 Camcorder: Resume playback. • By default, onscreen displays will be embedd ed in the output video signal. Y ou can change the displays by repeatedly p r e ssing h ( 0 80) . 5 External recor der: Start recor ding when the scene you wish to copy appears; stop recor ding wh en it ends.
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 132 Uploading Movies to V ideo Sharing Web Sites W ith the supp lied s oft ware T ransfer Util ity , you can upl oad your sc enes to your favorite video sharing Web s i te. T o do so, yo u must first con vert them into s tandard- d ef initio n scenes in the camcor der .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 133 7 When the conversion is complet ed, a confirmation scr een will appear . • Con nect the camcor der to the computer at th is poin t to conti nue uploadi ng the converted videos to the We b or touch [End Without Connecti ng] to connect to the comp uter later .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 134 NOTES • The time r equir ed to conver t sce nes is appr oximately equal to t he total pla yback time of the conver ted scen es. In mos t cases t his is st ill faste r than convert ing the scen es in the comp uter so we re commend you convert sc enes in the camcor der .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 135 Uploading yo ur Videos Wirelessly If y ou ar e using an Eye-Fi c ard, you can automati cally upload the converte d SD m ovies t o your favor ite video sh aring Web site.
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web S ites 136 • Y ou can t ur n of f the wireless communi cation with the 6 [Eye -Fi Communicat ion]* setti ng. • If th e LO CK s witch on the E ye-F i card i s se t to pr event writing, you wil l not b e able to turn the wire less communi cation on/of f and th e status i con will ch ange to o .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 137 Additi onal Infor mation Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not av ailab le app ear gra yed out. Fo r deta ils abo ut ho w to se lect an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 0 27). For details about each function, see the refer ence p age.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 138 1 Opti on not avai lable in mo de. 2 Opti on avail able on ly for reco rding mo vies . 3 Some opt ions are avai lable only when rec ording a sto ry using Story Cr eator .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 139 1 Operat ion not avail able for r ecor dings on memory car d Y ( 7 tab). 2 Oper atio n not ava ilable for the two pr eex isting stor ies, [Unsorted ] and [Video Snap shot ]. Edit Pan el - Mode * Opera tion n ot av ailable for reco rdings on memor y card Y ( 7 tab).
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 140 1 Op tion av ailabl e only fo r recording movie s. 2 Opti on avail able on ly when th e optiona l SM-V1 Sur round Microph one is at tached to the camc order after having u pdated the camcorde r’ s firmwar e using the memory car d supplied with the SM- V1.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 141 [Conversion Lens] : When you attach to the camcor der the optional TL-H58 T ele-converter or WD- H58W W id e-con vert er , se t the a ppropria te con v ersion lens setting. The camcorder will then optimi ze the imag e stabi lization a nd adjust th e minimum ob ject d istance.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 142 y / z Pl ayback Setu p 1 Defau lt in m od e. 2 Option not a vailabl e when the camc order is conne cted t o an HD TV usin g the s uppli ed HDM I cabl e. [Data Code]: Di splays the date an d/or time w hen the scene or photo was r ecorded .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 143 1 Option avai lable on ly for recor ding movies. 2 Can be set indep e ndentl y f or and mode. The defau lt value i n mode is [ D PF25] . 3 Option avai lable on ly for recor ding photos . [Rate Scenes ( Recording)]: Whe n set t o [ A On], the scene rati ng sc ene w ill a ppear af ter e very scen e yo u rec ord .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 6 Syste m Setup Menu ite m Setti ng option s y CINE MA 1 2 0 [O utput Ons cre en Displays] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzzz – [Langu age a ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deutsch], [ ], [En.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 1 Option not av ailable w hen th e camcord er is conne c ted t o an HDTV usin g the suppli ed HDMI cable. 2 Opti on avai lable only af ter having ins erted an Ey e-Fi ca rd int o memor y car d slot Y .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 [LCD Mirror Image]: When set to [ A On], you can ro tate the LCD panel 180 degrees to let the subject check t he image whi le you re cord. W hile the LC D panel is rotated t oward the subject you w ill not be able to decor a te t he scene.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 • The r emote control of the TV can only be used to play back movies or photos ( or mode only) . If the camcorde r is connecte d to the TV while it is set to a r ecor ding mode , depend ing on the TV used, turning off the TV wil l autom atically turn of f the camcor der even if i t is recor ding at th e time.
Append ix: Onscre en Icons a nd Disp lays 148 Appendix: Onscr e en Icons and Displays Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 67 8 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Co ntr ol butt on [ FUNC .
Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 149 , Recording Movies y Manual mode CINEMA mod e 1 22 23 7 24 25 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 9 28 11 30 29 31 32 33 26 27 36 37 35 34 39 38 43 42 40 41 1 49 48 5.
Append ix: Onscre en Icons a nd Disp lays 150 NOTES • Y ou can press the DISP . button to turn of f most icons and displays. Play ing M ovies ( during pl ayback) 7 11 52 51 9 23 54 55 56 14 53 51 Pl.
Appendix: O nscreen Icons and Di s plays 151 7 Memory operati on N Recor d, M Re cord pause, A Playb ack, C Playba ck pause, I F ast pla yback, J Fas t reverse pl ayba ck, G Slow playback, H Slow rev erse playback, E Fram e adva nce, F Fram e reverse.
Troubleshooting 152 T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcor d er , re f er to th is sec tion. Some times w hat y ou think is a malfunction of th e camcorder may have t he simplest of sol utions - please read the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions.
Troubleshooting 153 Recording Pressing g will not start recordin g. - Y ou cannot r ecord while t he camco rder is writi ng previous r ecordings onto the memory (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait until the camcor d er has finished. - T he memory is full or it alr eady contains th e maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes).
Troubleshooting 154 When playing back scenes/slidesho w with background music, the music track is n ot played back correctly . - This can occur when y ou tra ns fer the music f iles to a memor y car d after r e peated ly recor ding and dele ting scenes (fragme nted memory).
Troubleshooting 155 o appears on the screen - T he LOCK s w itch o n the Ey e-Fi car d is set to p revent accid ental eras ure. Change the position of the LOCK switch. - A n err or occurr ed when trying to a ccess contro l data on the Ey e-Fi card. T ur n the camcorder off then on again.
Troubleshooting 156 Memo ry Car d and Ac cessor ies Cannot insert th e memory card. - The memory car d was not facing the corr ect dir ection. T urn the memory car d over and insert it. Cannot recor d on the memory card. - The memory card is full. Delete some rec o rdings ( 0 90, 122) to f ree some space or r e place the memory car d.
Troubleshooting 157 The camcorder is connected using the supplied HDMI cable, but there is no picture or s o und from the HDTV . - Disconnect the HDMI cable and then r estore the connection or t urn the camcorder of f and then on again.
Troubleshooting 158 Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Contin ue using this battery pack? - Y ou attache d a bat tery pack that is not rec o mmended by Canon for use w ith this camcor der . - If you are using a bat tery pack r ecommended by Canon for use with this camco rder , ther e may be a p roblem w ith the camc order o r battery pack.
Troubleshooting 159 Cannot play the movies in the built-in me mory Initialize only using the camcorder - The camcord er's built-in memory was initialized using a computer .
Troubleshooting 160 Do not dis connect the powe r source. Cannot wr ite data with this co nnection. T o write dat a to the camcorder , connect the compact power ad apter then reconnect the ca mcorder and computer . Do not disconnect the USB cable unle ss you first use th e computer to safely end the connect ion.
Troubleshooting 161 Memory card is full - T he mem o ry c ard is ful l. Delete some reco rdings ( 0 90, 122) to fr ee som e space or r eplace the memo r y car d. Memory card is write-protected - The LOCK switch on the memo ry car d is set to p revent accidental er asure.
Troubleshooting 162 There ar e no s cenes with the selected rating - No scenes have been rated yet . Rate the scenes as you like ( 0 109). - The criteria you used to select scenes by rating re sulted in no applicable s cenes. Change the criter ia used to select scenes by rating.
Handling Precautions 163 Handling Precautions Camcorder Be sure to observe the following precautions to ensure maximum pe rformance. • Save your recordings perio dically . Make sur e to transf er your r ecordings to a n external device such as a comp uter o r digital video rec order ( 0 124) and s ave them on a regular basis.
Handling Precautions 164 Battery P ack • Dirty terminals may cause a poor contact b etween the batte ry pack and the c a mcor der . Wipe the termin als with a s oft cloth. Long-term stor age • Stor e battery packs in a dry place at temperat ure s no higher than 30 ° C.
Handling Precautions 165 • Se cur e Digi tal (SD) memory car ds have a physical swit ch to pr event writing o n the ca rd so as to avoid the acci dental eras ure of the card’ s content . T o wri te-pro tect t he memory card set the switch to the LOCK position.
Maintenance/Others 166 Maintena nce/Others Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a soft, dr y cloth to cl ean the camc order b ody . Ne ver use ch emically tr eated clo ths or volatile solvents such as pai nt thinner . Lens, Viewfinder a nd Instant AF Senso r • If the lens surf ace or Instant AF sens or is dirt y , aut ofocus may no t work p roperly .
Maintenance/Others 167 Using the Camcorder Abroad Power Sources Y ou can use the compact p ower adapter to o perate the camcor der and to char ge battery pac k s in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Service Center for info rmati on on plu g adapt ers for overse as use.
Accessories 168 Acces sories The foll owing option al accesso ries ar e compatibl e with this ca mcor der . Select ac cessori es are desc ribed in mo re detail in the follow ing page s. NOTES • Acces sories that are com p ati b le with the Adv anced Access o ry Sho e cannot be attac hed to this camcorder .
Accessori es 169 Optional Acc essories Battery Packs When yo u need extra batte ry packs, select one of the following models: BP-808*, BP-809(B)*, BP-809(S)*, BP-819, or BP-827. * Plea se note that the shape/ color of th is batt ery does no t match th e exter nal desig n of th e camc order .
Accessories 170 Using the built-in memory Using a memory card * Approx imate t imes f or recordi ng with repeat ed oper ations such as start /st op, zoo ming, and power on/off . Batte ry pac k Recordi ng mode Recording ( maximum) Re cording (typica l)* Playback LCD View find er LCD Viewfinder LCD BP-808 BP-809 MXP 110 min.
Accessori es 171 TL-H58 T ele-converter This T ele-conve rter lens incr eases the foca l length of the ca mcor der lens by a fac tor of 1.5. • The ima ge sta bilizer is not as effect ive whe n the T ele-c onver ter is attache d . • The mini mum foc using dis tance at full teleph oto wit h the T ele- conv erte r is 1.
Accessories 172 DM-100 Directi onal Stereo Microphone This h ighly s ensitive , supe r -direct ional mic rophon e attach es to th e camcor der’ s mini ad vanced sho e.
Specifications 173 Specifications LEGRIA HF G10 — V alues g iven are approximate figures. System • Recor ding System Movies: A VCHD Video compressi on: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* * Only whe n using th e optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone.
Specifications 174 • Filter Diamet er: 58 m m • Minimum Focusi ng Distance 60 cm; 2 cm at ful l wide an g le • White Balance Auto whit e balance , Custom white balanc e (2 settings) , User -defi.
Specifications 175 CA-570 Compac t Power Adapter • Pow er su pply : 100 – 240 V AC, 50/6 0 Hz • Rated output / consumption: 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A / 29 V A (100 V) – 39 V A (240 V) • Operating temp.
Specifications 176 About the music files The speci fications o f the musi c files compa tible with the cam corder ar e as follow s. Audio encoding: Linear PCM Audio sam pling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum leng th: 1 second File type: WA V The musi c data is saved in the memor y under the following f olders.
177 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 A Abr oad, using t he camcor der . . . . . . . . . . . 167 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 54 Apert ure (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178 Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Mark ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Memo ry car d . . . . . . . . . . . . .
179 Z Zebra pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Soft zo om control . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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