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PUB. DIE-0389-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Y.
2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT REMO VE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEA BLE PAR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONN EL. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
3 European Union (and EEA) only . These symbols indicate that thi s product is not to be disposed of with your household waste, ac cording to the WEEE Directi ve (2002/96/EC), the Batter y Directiv e (2006/66/EC) and/or your n ational laws implementing t hose Dire ctives .
4 Exciting F e atures and New Fu nctions Stor y C reator ( 0 61) Y our camcorder’ s Full HD CMOS sens or cap tures video at a res olution o f 1,920 x 1,080 pix els 2 .
5 Smart AU TO ( 0 44) Smart AUTO aut omat ica lly se lects the bes t scene m ode fo r the scene you w ant to shoot . Y ou g et s pecta cul ar reco rdin gs every time w ithout worrying about setting s.
6 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi MPEG-2 AVCHD Connec t the camcorder to an HDTV ( 0 126) Play video directly from your re corde d memory card AVCHD -compatible HDTVs a nd digital recor ders with a card slot compatible with the type of memo ry c ard use d *.
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8 Table of cont ents Introduction 4 Excit ing Features and New Functions 12 About this Manual 14 Getting to Know the C amcorder 14 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 16 Names of P arts Prep.
Table of conte nts 9 AUTO Mode 42 Basic Recor ding 42 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 44 About the Smart AUTO function 47 Zooming 49 Quick Start Functi on V ideo 51 Basic Pl.
10 Table of cont ents 95 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 95 Manual Focus Adjustment 97 T ele Macro 98 White Balance 99 Image Ef fects 100 Self Timer 101 Audio Recording Level 102 Built-In Mi cr.
Table of conte nts 11 Additional Information 142 App endix: Menu Options Li sts 142 FUNC. Panel 145 Setup Menus 157 Appendix: Onscreen Ico ns and Displays 161 T roub le? 161 T roubleshooting 1.
12 Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA HF M41 / LEGRIA HF M40 / LEGRIA HF M400. Please read this m anual car efully befor e you use the camcor der and retain it fo r future r efere nce. Should your camcor der fail to operate corr ectly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 0 161).
Introdu ction 13 Self Timer • n will appear on the screen. •R e p e a t , s e l e c t i n g [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press g . The camcorder starts record ing after a 10-second countdown*. The countdown appears on th e screen.
14 Introduction Getti ng to K now the Cam cord er Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor der: X CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl.
Introdu ction 15 The following C D-ROMs and softwa re are supplie d with the camcorder: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utilit y CD-ROM* -U s e T r ansfer Utility for saving and trans ferr ing movie s and musi c file s you can u se as b ackgr ound music.
16 Introduction Names of Parts 1 2 (camera/p lay) but ton ( 0 29) 2 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot ) button ( 0 64) 3 (Story Creato r but ton) ( 0 61) 4 DISP .
Introdu ction 17 S q Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 106) S a Zoom lever ( 0 47) S s POWE R butto n S d ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) ind icator: Green – ON Orange – Stan dby ( 0 49) Red – Charging ( 0 20).
18 Introduction S j Battery a ttachm ent u nit ( 0 20) S k ST ART/ ST OP b utt on ( 0 42) S l DC IN terminal ( 0 20) D q RES ET b ut ton ( 0 16 5) D a Dioptric adjustment leve r* ( 0 27) D s Vie w f in de r * ( 0 27) D d VIEWF INDER but ton* ( 0 27 ) D f BA TTERY RELE ASE switc h ( 0 21) D g T ripod socket ( 0 17 6) D h Ser ial nu mber * only .
Introdu ction 19 Wireless Control ler WL-D89 1 ST ART /STOP b utton ( 0 42) 2 b (index s election) butto n ( 0 55) Press an d hold fo r more th an 2 seconds to switch between shooting and play back mod e.
20 Prepa rati ons Prepar ations This chapte r desc ribes bas ic operat ions, s uch as using the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and first time settings to help you learn more about your camcor der .
Prepa rat ions 21 5 Charging will star t when the camcorder is turned off. • If th e camcor der was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn off t he camcor d er . After a moment , the ON/O FF (CHG) indic ator will start flashi ng in r ed (batter y pack ch arging ).
22 Prepa rati ons NOTES • W e rec ommend charging the batter y pack i n temper atur es between 10 °C and 30 °C. If ei ther the ambi ent tem peratur e or the battery pack’ s temp erat ure is out sid e the ra nge o f app rox. 0 ° C to 40 ° C, ch arg ing w ill not start.
Prepa rat ions 23 NOTES • Th e wir eless cont r oller may not work pro perly wh en the re mote sens or is situ ated unde r stro ng ligh t sour ces or di rec t sunlight . Grip Belt and Stra ps Fast en the gr ip bel t. Adjust the grip b elt so th at you can reach the z oom lever with your index fing er , and th e g button with your thu mb.
24 Prepa rati ons To attach an optio nal wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the rear bracket on the camcorder , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra co nvenience and pr otection.
Prepa rat ions 25 Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Scree n Rot ating the LC D P ane l Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the pa nel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can r otate the pa nel 180 degr ees towar d the l ens.
26 Prepa rati ons LCD Backlight When recor ding in bright places it may be dif ficult to use the LCD screen. T urn on the LCD back light to make it brighter . With the camcorder on, hold h press ed down for mor e than 2 second s. Repeat thi s action to sw itch the LCD backlig ht bet ween off (norm al) an d on (bright).
Prepa rat ions 27 Using the Viewfinder If it is difficult to use the LCD screen even after turning on the LCD backlight, y ou can use the viewfinder . Y ou can also use the viewfinde r when you rotate the LCD panel 180 degr ees to let the subject watch the reco rdin g.
28 Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operat ing mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips.
Prepa rat ions 29 Operating Modes Rec ord in g In r ecor ding mode, the camc order’ s operating mode is determined by the position of the mode sw itch. Playback Press the camera/pla y button S to s witch the cam- cor der bet ween camer a (r ecor ding) mo de an d playb ack mode.
30 Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functio ns can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. F or details about the avail abl e menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 0 142). FUNC.
Prepa rat ions 31 Setu p Menus * In mod e setup menus ca nnot be accessed a nd most me nu setti ngs will be reset to defaul t values. 1 or mode o nly: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. Y ou can also press u on the wi rel ess co nt rol le r .
32 Prepa rati ons First Time Set tings Setting the D ate an d Time Y ou will need to set the da te and time of the camcor der befor e you can start using it. The [D ate/Time] scre en will appear automatically when t he cam- cord er’ s cl ock is no t set.
Prepa rat ions 33 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 26 other languages. * Only when p erforming t he procedure in a recording mode. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZO OM], [FUN C.
34 Prepa rati ons 4T o u c h [ a ] to close the menu..
Prepa rat ions 35 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatib le for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commerc ially availabl e Secure Digi- tal (S D) car ds wi th thi s camcor der .
36 Prepa rati ons Compatib le operating systems for SDXC memory cards IMPORT ANT • If you use a n SDXC memo ry car d with a compute r OS that is not SD XC- compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss .
Prepa rat ions 37 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 40) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T ur n off the camco rder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 Open the double memory card slot co ver .
38 Prepa rati ons Selecting the Memor y for the Recordings Y ou can select to reco rd your movie s and photos in the built-in mem- ory ( only) or on a memory card. The default memory for recording b oth is the built-in memory ( ) or memory card X () .
Prepa rat ions 39 Relay R ec ordin g Y ou can activ ate the relay re cording s o if th e memory y ou are using becomes full while r ecor ding m ovies, the reco rdi ng will c ontinue unin- terrup ted on a memory car d. Wh en re co rd in g o n m em o ry ca rd X , you can use memory card Y for rela y rec ord i ng ( 497 ).
40 Prepa rati ons Initia lizi ng the Me mory Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for t he first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory ( only) to perman ently delete all the r ecor dings it contains.
Prepa rat ions 41 IMPORT ANT • Initi alizin g the me mor y will pe rma nent ly era se all recordi ngs . Lost o rigi- nal rec ord ing s c an no t b e rec ov ere d. Ma k e sure yo u s av e im p or ta nt r ecor dings in ad vance using an external device ( 0 127).
42 AUTO Mo de AUT O M od e This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic sho oting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and more advanced functions, re fer to Recording in y (Manual) Mode ( 0 80).
AUT O Mode 43 T o take photos T ouch [ PHOTO]. • A gr een icon ( h ) wi ll ap pear momentar ily on th e scr een and t he ACCESS indi cator wi ll flas h as the photo i s re cord ed. • Y ou ca n rec ord ph oto s si mu lt an eo u sly w hil e re co rdi ng a m ovi e.
44 AUTO Mo de Rating Scenes Y ou can turn on the scene rati ng option in r ecor ding mode wi th the 8 8 [Rate Scenes (Reco rding) ] setting. Immed iately after recor ding a s cene, you will have the option to rate it by touching one of the rating butto ns; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to leave the scene unrat ed.
AUT O Mode 45 IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flashin g. Fai ling to do so may resu lt in per manen t data loss or da mage to the memory . - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover .
46 AUTO Mo de • Be s ure t o s ave y ou r re co rdi ng s regu l arl y ( 0 127 ), especially after making im portan t recordi ngs. Can on sh all n ot be lia ble f or a ny los s or corruption of data.
AUT O Mode 47 Zoomin g There are t hree w ays you can zoom in and out: usi ng the zoom lever on the cam corder , using the zoom butt ons on the wi rele ss contro ller or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. In addition to the 10x optical zoom, in mod e, you can turn on the digital zoom (40x or 200x ) with the 7 8 [Digital Zoom] setting.
48 AUTO Mo de Using the T o uch Screen’ s Zoom Controls 1 Display the zoom controls on the touch screen. • The zoom contr ols appear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch th e zoom co ntrols to operate the zoom. T ou ch an yw here wit hin the Q area to zoom out or any where wit hin the P are a to zoom i n.
AUT O Mode 49 Qui ck St art Fu ncti on When you cl ose th e LCD panel w ith the camcor der on, the camcor der enter s the stand by mode. In stand by mode th e camcor der c onsumes only about 1/3 the p ower used when r eco rding, saving ener gy when you ar e using a bat tery pa ck.
50 AUTO Mo de • About standby m ode and aut o power off: - The cam corder will po wer off autom atically if left in sta ndby mod e for 10 minutes.
Video 51 Video This chapt er covers functions r elated to movies, i ncludi ng play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creat or and other advanced f unctions. F or details about bas ic video shooting, ref er t o AUTO M ode ( 0 42). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video 1P r e s s S .
52 Video 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Pl ayback will star t f rom the sc ene se lecte d and contin ue unt il t he end of the last scene in the inde x screen.
Video 53 During playback: Adjus ting t he volu me 1 During pl ayback, to uch the screen t o display the play back contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], dr ag your f inger alo ng the [Spea ker V olume]* bar t o adjust t he volume and touch [ f ]. *W h e n 6 8 [A V/Headp hones] is set to [ J Headphones], adjust the [Head- phone Volume] bar inst ead.
54 Video During p layback paus e: IMPORT ANT • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult i n permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er .
Video 55 3D Flip View T ouch [ ] in the date index screen to switch to 3D Flip View . This fun way of dis playing scenes gro uped by r ecor ding date in a 3D layout ca n be useful to flip thro ugh a lar ge number of recor dings.
56 Video In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle phot o view , touch th e scr een once to displ ay the con trol s then touch [ Q ] to open the [Photos] index scr een. Option s NOTES • Fast /slow pl ayback modes ar e not avai labl e for sce nes con- verted to standar d definit ion.
Video 57 Delet in g Scen es and Stor ies Y ou can delete those scenes and stories that you are not inter ested in keeping. De leting scenes a llows you als o to fr ee up spac e on the mem- ory . Deleting a S ingle Scene 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete.
58 Video 2 Delete the scenes. * When you se lect [Select ], perfo rm the fol lowing procedure to select the i ndivid- ual scenes you wa nt to d elete before touch ing [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the ope ration while it is in pr ogress. Some sc enes may be deleted nev ertheles s.
Video 59 4 Delete the scene. Deleting Sce nes from a S tor y by Rati ng 1 Open the informatio n screen of the story that conta ins the scenes you wa nt to d elete. 2 Open the rating selection screen. 3 T ouch one o r more of the r ating butt ons to select all the applicable scenes .
60 Video 2 Select the story you w ant to d elete. Drag yo ur fing er righ t/le ft to brin g the desi red story t o the front. 3 Delete the story . * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some scenes may be deleted nev ertheles s.
Video 61 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Creator to C reate Com pelli ng Stories Story Cr eator i s a he lpful funct ion that offers suggesti ons for t ypical scenes in a number of situations.
62 Video • Sc enes will be r ecor ded und er the story and categor y curre ntly selected. • Y ou can also re cord video snapshot scenes ( 0 64 ). To selec t a diff erent st ory scene (categ ory) 1 T ouch [ ] to return to the list of sto ry scenes .
Video 63 The list of story scenes w ill appear . The orange frame on the right will show ho w ma ny scen es y ou h av e reco rded in each s tory sc ene (catego ry). 3 Drag your fin ger up/down t o select a category and touch the orange frame on the right (number of scenes).
64 Video NOTES • Phot os ca nnot b e r ecor ded w hile t he cam cor der i s se t to mode. Video S naps hot Record a se ries of short scen es. Th en, play b ack your video snapshot scenes set to your f avorite mu sic ( 0 73) to create your own fun music video.
Video 65 1P r e s s z . • A blue border ap pea rs on t he screen. • Press z ag ain to retu r n to no rma l v ide o reco rdi ng m o de. 2P r e s s g . • The ca mcor der recor ds for a few seco nds (the b lue f rame serves as a visual pr ogr ess bar) and then automati call y ret urns to reco rd p a us e mo de .
66 Video Deco rat ing Sc enes whil e R eco rdin g 1 Open the decoration screen. • Th e deco ration scr een will op en au tomati cally also when yo u sto w the LCD pane l with the touch scr een facing out . 2 Use a tool from t he toolbar a s explain ed in the following procedur es.
Video 67 G [ C ]* In r ecording mode: pause the live video. T ouch [ C ] again to restor e the live video. Y ou can add decor ations to an d r ecor d the froz en imag e. In playback mod e: pause the playback. T ouch [ A ] to resume playing back the scene.
68 Video To use [Anim ate d Stamps ] 1T o u c h [ ] . The [An imated Stamps] scre en will ap pear . 2 T ouch one of the control butt ons. 3 T ouch anywher e o n the canv as to place the select ed anima ted stamp. Y ou can also drag the animate d stamp to a dif fer ent locat ion.
Video 69 To use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open the [Select Image] scr een of the image mix functi on ( 0 68). 2 T ouch [+ ] or [ -] to select the image y ou cr eated.
70 Video 2 T ouch th e screen to display the playback co ntrols. 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decorat ion screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous se ction. In pl ayback m ode, the decorations will not be saved with the origin al re co rd i n g .
Video 71 A Drag your fi nger ri ght or left to select a story . B Story’ s them e. C Selected sto ry (lar ge th umbnail in the fr ont ). D Story’ s title ( 0 78 ). E Ope n the inde x sele ction screen ( 0 55). F Details about the story (number of scenes, total playback ti me) and edit ing option s.
72 Video - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operating mode. Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story sc enes immediatel y after r ecor ding them ( 0 44) or during playback .
Video 73 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and rate o ther scenes in the same way or touch [ B ] to return t o the galler y . Playback with Background Music Play bac k m ov ies (or a phot o s lides ho w) w it h ba ckg round mu si c.
74 Video 3 Adjust the mix balance betw een the original so und and the backgro und music. To u c h [ 1 ] (more of th e original sound) or [ b ] (mor e of the back gr ound music) or drag your fi nger al ong the [Mu sic Bal ance] bar t o a djust the back gro und music ba lance as desir ed.
Video 75 Using an Extern al Audi o Player for Backg round Musi c Use your f avorite s ongs as bac kgro und music by connecting an exter- nal play er .
76 Video Pla yba ck wit h t he vide o not lin ked t o th e ex te rnal au dio 5 T ouch a story or scene to start the video playback. 6 Start the music playback on the exter nal player .
Video 77 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move scenes in the gal lery wit hin the s ame story scene ( category), between st ory scenes in the same story , and between s tories r e corded in the s ame memo ry . 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to copy or move.
78 Video Selecting a Stor y’ s Thumbnail Image Initial ly , the image used as t he story’ s thumbnail is the firs t frame of the first scene in t he story . Y ou can set your favorite s cene as the thumb- nail that will r epr esent the stor y in the g allery .
Video 79 1 Open the galler y . 2 Select the sto ry whose title you want to change. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Open the [Edit Title] screen. 4 Use the virtual keyb oard to change the title. 5T o u c h [ O K ] 8 [ f ] 8 [ f ] to r etur n to the gallery .
80 Video Advanced Functions Recording in y (Manual) Mode When the m ode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enjoy f ull access t o the menus and manually adjust t he expo sur e, focus, white balance and many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to y our pr efer- ence.
Video 81 • Be sure to sav e y ou r rec ord in gs reg ula r ly ( 0 127), especially a fter making impor tant recordi ngs. Ca non shall no t be liab le for an y los s or corruption of data.
82 Video NOTES • Movies r ecorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A V CHD discs. Use an ex te rn al B lu-ra y D isc recorde r to cop y M XP mo vies ont o B lu- ray discs or use the supplied software VideoBr owse r to cr eat e A VCHD discs*.
Video 83 Sele cting the Fr ame Ra te Y ou can change t he fram e rate (the number o f frame s r ecor ded per second) to change the look of your movies.
84 Video [ G Sport s] T o re cord sports sce nes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o re cord n ig hts ca pes w ith lower no ise. [ I Snow] T o rec ord in br ig ht sk i re s or ts wit ho u t the subject be ing unde rexposed. [ J Bea ch] T o r ecord on a su nny beac h without the subject be ing unde rexposed.
Video 85 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pict ure may not appear smooth during playback. •[ F Portrai t]: T he bl ur ef fect of th e back ground inc rea ses the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may become over ex posed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es.
86 Video of the water pr oof cas e and keep it in a cool pl ace unt il the tempera tur e goes down. If the camco rd er beco mes too ho t, it wi ll t urn off au tomatica lly . - W hen making r ecor dings underwa ter with the [ r Underw ater] recording prog ram, th e im age o n the L CD scree n wi ll a ppear redd er than the actua l subject.
Video 87 NOTES • I f the degr ee o f camco rd er shak e is too high , the i mage st abili zer ma y not be able to full y compen sate. • For surve ying and following shots, when you pa n the ca mco rder from side to side or tilt it up and down, we recommen d setting the IS mode t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] .
88 Video 1 Activate the pre-r ecording function. • d will appe ar o n the scr een. • Rep eat, sele cting [ B Off ], to turn off pr e-r ecor ding. 2P r e s s g . The sc ene r ecor d ed in th e memory will s tart 3 sec onds b efor e g was pressed.
Video 89 By defaul t, fac e detecti on is a ctivated. If the f unction w as turned of f, per- form the follo wing proced ure to tu rn it on. T o select the main subject If th ere i s mor e than one perso n in the pic tur e, the ca mcor der will auto- matical ly select one pe rson it det ermines is the main s ubject.
90 Video T ouch & T rack When re cor ding a group of people using face detec tion, the camc order will automatically detect one person as the main s ubject. Y ou can use T ouch & T rack to tell the cam cor der to track and optimize se ttings for a diff erent p erson.
Video 91 Fader s The camcor der of fers two pr ofessi onal looking transi tion ef fects to fade-in or fade-out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one time or ever y time y ou start or sto p r ecor ding. * Y ou can preview the tr ansition effect on the screen.
92 Video Manually Set ting the Shu tter Spee d or Aperturs e [ A Pr ogrammed AE] is th e default automatic expos ure ( AE) recor d ing program; using it, you c an change f unctions like the white balance or image ef fects. Select o ne of the other AE r ecor ding pr ograms t o control the shutte r speed or apertu re.
Video 93 • During exp osu re lock, th e ap ertu re valu e/s hutt er spee d ca nno t be changed . Set the apertur e value or shutte r speed before manua lly adju sting th e exp osure . Shutter Speed a nd Apertu re V alue Guidelin es X With slower shutter speed you ca n add a nice motion blur and sense of movement.
94 Video Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under exposed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong ligh ts may a ppear too bright or glaring (overex- posed).
Video 95 NOTES • I f the re cor ding prog ram is cha nged dur ing expos ure lock, the cam- cor der wi ll r eturn to auto matic ex posur e. • Whe n shooting subjects w ith a str ong light sour ce b ehind the m, the camcord er automatic ally corr ects for t he backli ght*.
96 Video POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you st art the pr ocedur e. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject that ap pears inside the X fr ame. • The T ouc h AF mark ( P ) will fl ash and the focus ing dist ance wil l be adjust ed automatical ly .
Video 97 Te l e M a c r o Using tele m acro, th e camcor der c an focus at a short er dist ance (up to 40 cm from the s ubject at full telep hoto), allo wing you get closer shots of small subject s like f lowers and i nsects.
98 Video White Ba lan ce The white balance functi on helps you to accurately r epro duce colors under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in yo ur recor dings. POINTS TO CH ECK • Se lect a rec ord ing p rogr am oth er than the Spe cial Scene r ecor di ng pr o- grams.
Video 99 NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [Dig ital Zoom ] to [ B Off ]. - Reset the white balance when you chang e locat ions or t he light ing or other condit ion s chang e. - Depending on the light source , g ma y keep flashing.
100 Video + l evels: rich er co lors, sharp er im age, s tr onger cont rast, b rig hter imag e. - lev els: sh allower color s, soft er imag e, softe r contr ast, d arker im age. 4T o u c h [ a ] to save and apply the cust omized pict ure settings.
Video 101 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio re cor ding level of the built -in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the audio level indicator while re cording. POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a recordin g progr am oth er than [ r Underwat er] or [ s Surfac e].
102 Video To disp lay the au dio lev el indi cator Usually , the audio level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y ou can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatica lly .
Video 103 NOTES • E xcept w hen usi ng the audio mix f unctio n, an external m icr ophone overrides the built-in micr op hone. In th e following cases, t he built-in micr ophone’ s dir ectionality c annot be changed. - When an e xternal mi cr ophon e is attach ed t o the m ini advance d shoe.
104 Video Audio Mix When recor ding, you can mi x audio fr om the built-in microphone with external audio fr om the MI C terminal a nd adjust the mix bala nce for original sound ef fects.
Video 105 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l evel w hile r ecor d- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ X terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output.
106 Video IMPORT ANT • When using hea dphones, make sur e to l ower the volume to an app ro- priate le vel. • Do not conn ect th e hea dphones to th e A V OUT/ X termi nal if the J icon does not appe ar on the s cre en. The noi se output in suc h case may be harmful to your hea ring.
Video 107 NOTES • Access or ies d esig ned for the A dva nced Acc essor y Sh oe cannot be used with this camcorder . Look for video accessories bearing this logo to ensur e compatibility with the mini advanced shoe .
108 Video Using the WM-V1 Wirele ss Microphone Using the WM-V1 you can reliabl y recor d sound even when re cording subjects at a distance exceeding the prac tical range of the built -in micr ophone. Y ou can also mix and r ecor d audio fr om the WM-V1 with audio fr om the built-in micr ophone.
Video 109 • If necessar y , activate and adju st the audi o mix bal ance with the 7 8 [Audio Mix] settin g. NOTES • Whe n an e xternal micr opho ne is connec ted to the camcor der , 7 8 [Win d Screen] will automatica lly be set to [ B Off Z ].
110 Video Using a Zoom R emot e Contr oller By attaching the optional RA- V1 Remote Control Adapter to the mini advanced shoe, you can use the optional ZR-2000 or Z R-1000 Zoom Remote Controller . Doing so will al l ow you to use certain functions while vi ewing the p icture on an external monitor without touching the camcor der .
Video 111 NOTES • In mode, the only available functions ar e turning the power on/off, starti ng/sto pping a r ecor din g, and zoom. Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If you have a ver y long scene, you ma y want to s tart play ing back th e scene fr om a c ertain po int.
112 Video To change the int erval betwee n frames Onscreen Dis plays a nd Data Code Y ou can turn mo st onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the .
Video 113 Capturing Photos and Video Snapshot Scenes f rom a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapshot scene s, single photos or a series of con tin uou s ph oto s fro m a previo us ly re corde d sc ene .
114 Video - Scenes that wer e edit ed using the suppl ied sof twar e VideoBr owse r and wer e the n tr ansferr ed back to the camco rder . • When the sour ce scene i s itself a vi deo snapshot s.
Video 115 ur ed netw ork. Always verif y that Eye- Fi car ds have been appr oved in the coun try/r egion o f use. See als o Using an Eye-F i car d ( 0 140). NOTES • The data code of t he photos will re flect the date and time of recor ding of the o rig inal scen e.
116 Video • Th e video fr om the divisi on point to the end of the scen e will ap pear as a new sce ne in the inde x scr een . NOTES • When advan cing/r ever sing frames while divid ing the scenes, the in terva l betw een fram es is ab out 0 .
Photos 117 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing photos and othe r photo-related operations. Viewing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [P hotos] ind ex screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. Move the zoom lever t oward Q to show 15 photos per page; move i t toward P to show 6 photos per page.
118 Photos 4 T ouch th e photo y ou wish to view . • The photo is displa yed in si ngle photo view. • Drag your finger left/ri ght to browse through the photos one by on e. To ret urn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to display the playback contr ols.
Photos 119 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following pr ecautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flash ing. F ailing to do so may result in perma nent data lo ss. - D o not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnec t the power sour ce or turn off the camc or der .
120 Photos 2 Delete the photos. * When you se lect [Select ], perfo rm the fol lowing procedure to select the i ndivid- ual phot os you want to delete b efore touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt t he operation while it is in pr ogre ss.
Photos 121 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . Music tra cks: Step 2 ( 0 73). External audio: Steps 2 - 4 ( 0 75). Slides how se t to a mus ic trac k 3 T ouch the photo that will open the s lideshow to display it in single photo view .
122 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connections This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, or comp uter . T er minals on the Camcorder Open th e LCD panel t o access the t erminals on the camcord er .
External Conne ctions 123 Connection D iagra ms In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor de r and the right side s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connected devic e.
124 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connection B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HDTV ) with component vi deo input terminals .
External Conne ctions 125 NOTES • Powe r the camc order usin g th e c omp act p ower ad apte r a nd o nly then conn ect it to the com put er usin g the su ppl ied USB ca bl e in the fol low- ing cas es. - T o w rit e bac k sc enes recorde d w ith t his camc order t hat were pr eviousl y save d on a comput er .
126 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playb ack on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der t o a TV t o enjoy your r ecor dings with family and friends. Playback on an HDTV using one of the high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best p layba ck qualit y .
External Conne ctions 127 Saving and Sharing Y our Rec ordings Copying Recordings to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your recor ding s only one way: fro m the built-in memory ( only) or f rom memory card X to memory card Y .
128 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Option s Copying Scenes from a St ory by Ra ting 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired story to the fr ont. • Ch eck that you ha ve sele cted the f tab (built -in me mory , only) or 4 tab (memory card X ). 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to copy .
External Conne ctions 129 3 Copy th e pho to. 4 Drag your finger le ft/righ t to selec t anoth er photo to copy or touch [ a ]. Copying Phot os from the In dex Screen 1 Open the [Photos] index s creen. Check th at you h ave se lected the f tab (bu ilt -in memo ry , only) or 4 tab (me mo ry ca rd X ).
130 Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT ANT • Observe the following pre cautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult i n permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the double memo ry ca rd slo t cove r . - Do not disconnect the power sour ce or turn off the camco rd er .
External Conne ctions 131 Installation Install the soft ware bef ore you connect the camcor der to t he computer for the first time. Refer to the Installation Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwa r e Guide ( PDF file) to install the supplied P IXELA ’ s so ftware.
132 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Installation Install the softwar e befor e you connect the camcor der to the comp uter for the first time. See also the rele vant sections in the ‘ Photo Appl ica- tion’ Instruction Manual ( r , PDF f ile in the [MANUALS_ENGLISH] folder on the supplied Camcor der Supplemen- tal Disc).
External Conne ctions 133 loss. Always use only the supp lied PIXELA ’ s software to save your movi es on the c omp uter and, if ne cess ary , to tra nsfer bac k prev ious ly saved video f iles to the camc order . • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor is on or flash ing.
134 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High D efiniti on Connect the camcor de r to Blu-ray Disc r ecor ders and other A VCHD- compatible dig ital vid eo recor ders usin g the supplied USB cable to mak e p erf ect copi es of y ou r mo vi es i n h igh de fini tion .
External Conne ctions 135 Connecting Connect the camcor der to t he VCR us ing Connection C or c . Re fer to Connection Diagrams ( 0 124). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cas sette or disc and set the recor der to record pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcorder and set it to mode.
136 Exter nal Co nnecti ons follow the instructions in the Softwa re Guide (PDF fi le) to i nstall the supp lied PIXEL A ’ s softw ar e. Converting Scenes into S tandard De finition fro m the Da te Index Screen 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power adapter .
External Conne ctions 137 • Befor e touching [ST ART], you can touch [ ] to d ecorate th e converte d SD movies ( 0 65), or touch [ ] to adjust th e volume ( 0 53) and background musi c balance ( 0 74). • Y ou can also decor ate the scen es as they are be ing co nver ted .
138 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecti ng to the Computer and Uploadin g your Vide os 1 Connect the ca mcorder to the computer us ing the sup plied USB cable. Conn ect ion D . Refer to Connection Di agrams ( 0 125). 2 Computer: Depending o n the s oftware you chos e to in stall, T ran sfer Utility o r Vid eoBrowser will start up au tomat ically .
External Conne ctions 139 Converting S cenes int o Standard Def inition from a Sto ry by Rating 1 Open the gall ery a nd br ing t he des ir ed s tory t o th e fr ont. • Chec k that you have se lected the f tab (built-in memory) or 4 tab (memory car d X ).
140 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wirel essly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can automatical ly upload the con- verted SD movies to your favorite video sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye-Fi car d and com- pleted al l the r equired configur ation set up in adva nce.
External Conne ctions 141 NOTES • D epending on the amount of d ata to be uploade d and the networ k’ s wireless con nec tion cond ition s, it ca n take some time to upload video files. If the wi reless con ne ction is too w eak, the wirel ess up load m ay fa il and the vi deo files will be regist ered as inco mpl ete uploa ds.
142 Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice, sc reen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not available app ear grayed out.
Addition al Info rmatio n 143 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Some op tions are availa ble only whe n recording a sto ry using Stor y Creator .
144 Additional Information Edit Panel - Mode Contr ol Bu tto n Date Index Screen [SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause 0 [Copy ( 497 )] 1 [Copy ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Selec t], [All Scen es.
Addition al Info rmatio n 145 1 Operatio n not availab le for recordings o n memory c ard Y ( 7 tab). 2 Operatio n not availabl e for the two preexis ting stories, [Unso rted] and [Vi deo Snap- shot]. Edit Panel - Mo de * Operatio n not ava ilable for recordings on mem ory card Y ( 7 tab) .
146 Additional Information 1 Option available only for r ecording movies. 2 Option available o nly when th e optiona l SM-V 1 Surround Microphone is atta ched to the cam corder afte r having u pdated the cam corder’ s firmwa re using the m em- ory card supp lied with the SM-V 1.
Addition al Info rmatio n 147 [Digital Zoom]: De term ines t he operation of the digital zoom. The c olor o f the indi cator i ndi- cate s the zoo m. • Whe n activa ted, the cam- corder w ill sw itc h aut omati call y to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom range.
148 Additional Information • When you sel ect a setting other tha n [ B Off], the AF mode is auto- maticall y set to [ S Normal AF]. [Onscree n Markers ]: Y ou can displa y a gri d or a ho rizontal li ne at the cen- ter of the scr een.
Addition al Info rmatio n 149 [Su rro und Mi c At ten uator ]: Help s prevent audio distortions due to high audio recor ding levels when the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone is attac hed to the cam corde r . W hen se t to [ A On V ], V will app ear on the scr een.
150 Additional Information 8 Recording & Conn ectio ns Setup Menu item Setting options y CINEMA 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] zz – – 100 [Video Snapshot Length] 1 [ i 2 sec], [ j.
Addition al Info rmatio n 151 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Can be set i ndependen tly for and mode. T he defau lt value in mode is [ D PF 25]. 3 Option a vailable on ly for recording phot os. [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)]: When set to [ A On], th e scene rati ng scen e will appear af ter every s cene you r ecor d .
152 Additional Information [ b Continuo us]: Photo numbers will continue fr om the number following that of the last photo r ecord ed with the camcor der . • If the memory car d you inser t alr eady co ntains a photo with a la rger number , a new photo will be assigned a number one higher than that of the last photo on the memory card.
Addition al Info rmatio n 153 [POWERED IS Button] [ x Press and Ho ld] , [ y T oggle On/Off] zz –– 8 7 [Autostart Decor at ion ] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzz –– [Pow er Saving Mode] [Auto Po wer Off]: [ B Off], [ A On] zzzz – [Quick Start (Standby)]: [Off], [10 min] , [20 min], [30 min] [Initialize f / g ] [Initialize g ] [ f Built-in Mem.
154 Additional Information 1 Option not availabl e when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDM I ca ble . 2 Option ava ilable only afte r having in serted an Eye-F i card into memory card slot Y .
Addition al Info rmatio n 155 [ y T oggle On/Off]: Each press of the button will tur n the Powered IS function on and off . [Autos tart Decorat ion]: When set to [ A On], t he deco rati on sc ree n will open autom aticall y when you stow the LCD pan el with the LCD scr een facing o ut.
156 Additional Information [ B Of f] and ope rate the ca mcor d er dir e ctl y or use the cam cord er’ s wireless co ntrolle r . • The re mote c ontr ol of the T V can only be used to p lay ba ck movi es or photos ( or mod e only).
Addition al Info rmatio n 157 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the FUNC.
158 Additional Information , Recording Movies y Manual mode CINEMA mode A g Recordin g progra m ( 0 83 , 92) A h Manua l exposure ( 0 94) A j R Instant A F/ S Normal AF ( 0 147), MF Manu al focus ( 0 95) A k Face det ect ion ( 0 88) A l White balance ( 0 98) S q Audio level indicator ( 0 101) S a x.
Addition al Info rmatio n 159 Playing Movies (du ring playback) F d Playback control b uttons ( 0 53) F f Exte rna l audio inpu t ( 0 75) F g Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( 0 140) F h Scene nu .
160 Additional Information 7 Memor y op er atio n N Record, M Record pause , A Playba ck, C Play back p ause, I Fast playback, J Fas t re vers e play ba ck, G Slow pla ybac k, H Slow rever se playb ack , E Frame advance, F Frame reverse.
Addition al Info rmatio n 161 Trou b le ? T roubles hooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , refe r to this section. Some- times w hat you t hink is a malfunctio n of the camcor der m ay have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead th e “CHECK T HIS FI RST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and s olutions.
162 Additional Information - The camcorder cannot communicate with the ba ttery pack attached. Battery packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcor de r cannot be charged usi ng this camcorder .
Addition al Info rmatio n 163 After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it c ont inuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction.
164 Additional Information Cannot copy scenes/photos - Y ou may not be able to copy scenes/photo s recorded or edited us ing another device. Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index scr een with a checkmark O - Y ou cannot select more than 100 scenes/photos i ndividually .
Addition al Info rmatio n 165 Picture and S ound The screen appears too dark. - The LCD screen was dimmed. Hold h pr essed down for 2 seconds to r estore the LCD screen to its previou s brightness setting. Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly .
166 Additional Information Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memory card was not facing the c orrect direction. T urn the memory card over and ins ert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - The memory card is full. Delete some reco rdings ( 0 57, 119) to free some space or replace the memory card.
Addition al Info rmatio n 167 Playback looks fine on the camcor der but there is no image on the TV screen. - The video input on the TV is not se t to the video termina l to which you connected the cam- corder .
168 Additional Information Back up recordings regul arly - This message may appear when you turn on the c amcorder . In the event of a malfunction, recordings may be l ost so back up your reco rdings regularly . Buffer overflow . R ecording was stopped.
Addition al Info rmatio n 169 Cannot divide the scene. I nitialize only using the c amcorder . - The scene could not be divided because the camc order’ s internal scene management data log is full. Save your recordings ( 0 130) and ini tialize the memory ( 0 40).
170 Additional Information Cannot record Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory . Sa ve your recordings ( 0 130) and i nitialize the built-in memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( 0 40). If the pro blem persists, contact a Canon Service Center .
Addition al Info rmatio n 171 - T o be able to write back scenes and to transfer music files to the ca mcorder , power the cam- corder using the co mpact power adapter and only then connect it to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Do not disconnect the power source .
172 Additional Information Mem. Card Unable to recognize the data - The memory card contains scene s recorded us ing a video configuration that is not supported (NT SC ). Pl ay b ac k t he re cor d ing s i n th e m em or y ca rd wi th th e d evi ce or ig in all y u se d t o re c ord them.
Addition al Info rmatio n 173 Scene recorded using another device . C annot divide the scene . - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be divided with this camcorder . Scene recorded using another device . Cannot play back the scene .
174 Additional Information T o use the wireless function, insert the Eye-Fi card into slot B . - Y ou may have inserted the Eye-Fi card into memory card slot X . Insert it into memory card slot Y . T oo many photos. Disconnect the USB cable. - Disconnect the USB cable.
Additional Information 175 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec au tions Cam co rder Be sur e t o observe t he follo wing pr ecaution s to ensure maximum pe r- forma nce.
176 Additional Information • When mounting t he ca mcor der on a tripod, make sure that the tripod ’ s fas- tening scr ew is shorter tha n 5.5 mm. Using other trip ods may damage the camc or der . • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture.
Additional Information 177 Long-ter m storag e • St or e batte ry pa cks in a dry place at te mper atur es no highe r than 30 ° C. • T o extend the batt ery li fe of the battery pack, d ischarge it comp letely before storing it. • Ch arge an d discharge all your battery pack s full y at least o nce a year .
178 Additional Information • Che ck the d ire ction b efor e ins ertin g the memor y car d. For cing a mem- ory card i nto the slot if it is not correctly ori ented may damage the mem- ory car d or the ca mcor der . • Do no t at tach any lab els o r s ticker s o n th e me mory card.
Additional Information 179 Lithium But ton Battery • Do not pick up the batt ery using tweezers or ot her metal t ools, as this will ca us e a sho rt circu it.
180 Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder Bo dy • Use a soft, d ry cloth to cl ean the cam cor der body . Never use chem icall y tr eated c loths or vo latil e solve nts su ch as paint t hinner .
Additional Information 181 • R emove the memo ry ca r d and batter y pack . Then, pl ace t he cam cord er in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r e moving it fr om the bag. When c ondensatio n is d etected The c amcor der automa tica lly s huts of f.
182 Additional Information Gener al In form ation Accessories * Supplied wi th the cam corder; no t available as a n option al acc essory . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accesso ries not l iste d below a r e describe d in mo re detail in the following pages.
Additional Information 183 NOTES • Access or ies th at are com pat ible wit h the A dva nced Acce ssor y Shoe canno t be at tached to t his ca mcor der . Look for the Mini ADV ANCED SHOE logo to ensur e compatibil ity with the mi ni advanc ed shoe.
184 Additional Information Charging, Recording and Playback Times The charg ing times given in the foll owing tabl e are ap pro ximat e and vary acco rding to ch arg ing con dition s and in itia l char ge of the batt ery pac k.
Additional Information 185 Usi ng a m emory c ard * Approximate t imes for recordi ng with repe ated operat ions such a s start/sto p, zoom ing, and p owe r on/o f f. 7 TL-H4 3 Tele -convert er This T e le-co nver ter lens inc reases the focal le ngth of the camcorde r lens by a factor of 1.
186 Additional Information 8 WD-H43 Wide-co nvert er This Wide-conve rter l ens decre ases the focal length by a factor of 0.7, giving you a wide pe rspective f or indoor shot s or panora mic vi ews. 9 FS -H43U II Filter Se t Neutra l density and MC prot ector fi lters help you to c ontrol dif f icult ligh ting cond i- tions.
Additional Information 187 A g VL-5 Vi deo Li ght This video l ight enables you t o re cord bright ly in colo r even in dark plac es. It attac hes to the ca mcorde r’ s mini advanc ed sh oe for cabl e-fr ee operatio n.
188 Additional Information This mark identifie s genuine Canon v ideo accesso ries. When you use Canon video equipment, we recomme nd Canon-brand acc essories or products bearing the sa me mark.
Additional Information 189 Specifications LEGRIA HF M41 / LEGRIA HF M40 / LEGRIA HF M400 — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.
190 Additional Information • Lens Configuration: 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) • AF System Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Ma.
Additional Information 191 • Weight (camcorder body only) 360 g 350 g • When the recording program is set to [Underwater] or [Surface] - The following functions are not available: face det.
192 Additional Information About th e music fi les The specifi cations of t he music file s compatible with the camc order are as f ollows. Audio encoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum length : 1 second File typ e: WAV The musi c data is saved in t he memory under the following folders.
Additional Information 193 Index 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 A Abroad, usin g the ca mcorder . . . . 18 1 AGC (automatic ga in control) limit .9 5 Aperture (f numb er) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Aspect ratio of a conne cted TV (TV t ype) .
194 Additional Information L Langu age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 LCD screen di mmer . . . . . . . . . . . 154 LCD tou ch screen . . . . . . . . . . 25, 2 8 Low light (recording program) . . . . . 84 M M (Man ual) mo de . . . . . . .
Additional Information 195 U Unde rwat er ( r ecor di ng pr o gram) . . . 85 Uploading movies to vid eo sharing We b s i t e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 USB terminal . . . . . . . . 122, 125, 134 V Video snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . .
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An important point after buying a device Canon HFM40 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Canon HFM40 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Canon HFM40 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Canon HFM40 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Canon HFM40 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Canon HFM40, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Canon HFM40.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Canon HFM40. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Canon HFM40 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
