Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HFM46 Canon
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PUB. DIE-0391-000 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 58) 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 42) 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 ( 0 119) 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 40 Basic Recor ding 40 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 42 About the Smart AUTO function 45 Zooming 46 Quick Start Functi on V ideo 48 Basic Pl.
10 Table of cont ents 90 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 90 Manual Focus Adjustment 92 T ele Macro 93 White Balance 94 Image Ef fects 95 Self Timer 96 Audio Recording Level 97 Built-In Mi croph.
Table of conte nts 11 Additional Information 135 App endix: Menu Options Li sts 135 FUNC. Panel 138 Setup Menus 150 Appendix: Onscreen Ico ns and Displays 154 T roub le? 154 T roubleshooting 1.
12 Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon LEGRIA HF M46 / LEGRIA HF M406. Please read this manual car efully befor e you use the cam- co rde r a n d re tai n it f or fut ure re fe ren c e. Sh ou l d yo ur c am co rd er fa il to oper ate co rrectl y , refer to Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ( 0 154).
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 27) 2 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot ) button ( 0 61) 3 (Sto ry Cr ea tor button ) ( 0 58 ) 4 DISP .
Introdu ction 17 A l Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 100) S q Zoom lever ( 0 45) S a POWE R butto n S s ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) ind icator: Green – ON Orange – Stan dby ( 0 46) Red – Charging ( 0 19).
18 Introduction Wireless Con troller WL-D 89 D q BA TTERY RELE ASE switc h ( 0 20) D a T ripod socket ( 0 16 8) D s Ser ial nu mber 1 ST ART/ ST OP b utt on ( 0 40) 2 b (index selec tion) button ( 0 52) Press and hold fo r mo re than 2 seconds to switch betw een sho oting and pla yback m ode.
Prepa rat ions 19 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder .
20 Prepa rati ons 5 Charg ing will start when the camcorder is turned off. • If the camc orde r was o n, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a moment , the ON/ OFF (CHG) indica tor will st art flashing in r ed (batte ry pack charging ).
Prepa rat ions 21 NOTES • W e r ecomm end chargi ng the batter y pack in t emperat ures betw een 10 °C and 30 °C. If either the ambient tem perat ure or the batt ery pac k’ s tempe ratur e is outsi de the ran ge of appr ox. 0 °C to 40 °C, charging will not start.
22 Prepa rati ons NOTES • The wir eles s contr oller ma y not wo rk pr oper ly whe n the r emote s ensor is situated under strong light sources or direct sunlight. Grip Be lt a nd S trap s Fasten the grip belt. Adju st t he g rip be lt so that you can reach the zoom lever w ith your i ndex finge r , and the g button with your thumb.
Prepa rat ions 23 To attach an optional wris t strap Attach th e wrist strap t o the rear bracket on the camcord er , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can also attach t he wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra convenience and pr ot ection.
24 Prepa rati ons Adjusting the Positi on and Brightness of the LCD Screen Rotati ng th e LCD P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can rota te the panel 90 de grees downwar d.
Prepa rat ions 25 NOTES • Th e LCD backli ght does not af fect the bright ness of the re cord ings. • Usin g the bright sett ing will shorten the effe ctive usage tim e of the bat- tery p ack.
26 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 27 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.
28 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 ( 0 135). FUNC.
Prepa rat ions 29 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 mo de only : 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 .
30 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 31 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.
32 Prepa rati ons 4T o u c h [ a ] to close the menu..
Prepa rat ions 33 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 .
34 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 35 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 38) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T urn o ff the camcorder . Make su r e th e ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 Open the dou ble memor y card slot co ver .
36 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 memo ry car d. The defa ult me mory for r ecor d- ing both is the b uilt-in memory ( ) or memory card X () .
Prepa rat ions 37 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 ).
38 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 permanently delete all the r eco rdings it contains.
Prepa rat ions 39 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 ( 0 120).
40 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 75).
AUT O Mode 41 1 Set th e mode s witch to . 2 T urn on the camcorder . T o record video Pr ess g to begin recor ding. • Pr ess g again to pa us e the rec ord ing . • Th e ACCESS indica tor will fl ash from time to time while the scene is b ei ng reco rde d.
42 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 43 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 .
44 AUTO Mo de • Be s ure t o s ave y ou r re co rdi ng s regu l arl y ( 0 120 ), 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 45 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.
46 AUTO Mo de Using the T o uch Screen’ s Zoom Controls 1 Display the zoom cont rols on the touch scr een. • The zoom contr ols appear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch the zoo m controls to o perate 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 47 panel, th e camco rder is r eady t o start r ecor ding in a pprox imately 1 second*, allo wing you to recor d the subjec t right away . * The act ual time requi red varies de pendi ng on the s hoot ing cond itions. 1 With th e camcorder on and in a recording mode, close the L CD panel.
48 Video Vid eo This chapte r covers functions r elated to movies , including play- back, advanced shoo ting, using Story Crea tor and other advanced functions. For details ab out basic vid eo shooting, ref e r t o AUT O Mode ( 0 40). Basic Play back Playing Back Video 1P r e s s S .
Video 49 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it back. • Pla yback will start fr om th e scen e sel ected and c ontinue until the end of the last scene in the index scr een.
50 Video During p layback: Adjust ing th e volu me 1 During playback , touch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], dr ag your fi nger along the [Speaker V olume]* bar t o adjust the volume and touch [ f ]. * When 6 8 [A V/Headpho nes] is set to [ J Headpho nes], adjust the [Head- phone Volume] bar instead .
Video 51 During playback p ause: IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor 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 .
52 Video 3D Flip View T ouch [ ] in the date index s creen to switch t o 3D Flip View . This fun way of displ aying scenes grouped by recording date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip through a lar ge number of r ecordi ngs.
Video 53 In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch the scre en once t o displ ay the c ontrol s then touch [ Q ] t o open the [Photos] index scr een. Opt ions NOTES • Fast /sl ow pl ayback modes ar e n ot avai labl e for scen es c on- verte d to st andar d def initio n.
54 Video Deletin g Scenes and Sto ries Y ou can delet e those scene s and s tories th at you ar e not interest ed in keepin g. Deleting s cenes all ows you also to f ree up space on the mem- ory . Deletin g a Single S cene 1 Play back t he scene you wish to delete.
Video 55 2 Delete the s cenes. * When yo u select [Sel ect], pe rform the fo llowing p rocedure to select th e individ- ual scenes yo u want to de lete before to uching [Y e s]. ** T o uch [Stop ] to inter rupt th e operati on while i t is in progress.
56 Video 4 Delete the scene. Deleting S cenes from a S tor y by Rat ing 1 Open t he information screen of the story that con tains the scene s you w ant to de lete . 2 Open the rating selec tion screen. 3 T ouch one or mo re of the rating b uttons to select all the applicable scenes.
Video 57 2 Selec t the st ory yo u want to del ete. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Delete the s tory . * T o uch [S top] to in terrupt th e operati on while it i s in progress. Some scenes may be de let ed n ever the less .
58 Video Video Stories and Cinema Style Using Stor y Crea tor to Crea te Compel ling Stori es Story Cr eator is a hel pful function that of fers s uggestions fo r typical scenes in a number of situa tions.
Video 59 • Sc enes will be reco rd ed under the story and categ ory cur rent ly selected. • Y ou can also r e cord vi deo snapshot scenes ( 0 61). To select a diffe rent s tory scen e (cate gory) 1 T ouch [ ] to r eturn to the list of story scenes.
60 Video The list of s tory scenes will appe ar . The ora nge frame o n th e righ t wil l show how ma ny scenes yo u have re cord ed in each s tory sce ne (cat egory). 3 Drag your finger up/dow n to select a category and touch the orange frame on the right (number of scenes).
Video 61 NOTES • Ph otos c annot b e r ecor ded w hile t he ca mcor der i s s et to mode. Video S nap shot Recor d a series of sho rt scenes. Then, play back your video snapshot sce nes set to your favor ite musi c ( 0 69) to cre ate your own fun music video.
62 Video 1P r e s s z . • A blue bor der appears on the screen. • Pr ess z again to r eturn to normal video r ecor d ing mo de. 2P r e s s g . • The ca mc o rder rec ord s fo r a few seconds (the blue frame serves as a visual prog re ss bar) and t hen automa tica lly r eturns to r ecor d pause mode.
Video 63 Decorati ng Scenes wh ile Recordin g 1 Open the d ecoration screen. • The d ecor ation screen wi ll op en aut omat icall y also w hen y ou sto w the LCD pan el wit h the touc h scr een fa cing out. 2 Use a to ol from the toolba r as explained in the fo llowing procedures.
64 Video In playback mode: pau se the playback . T ouch [ A ] to resume playi ng back t he scene. H [ ] Min imize t he toolba r to the top of the scr een to view almost all of th e can vas. T ou ch [ ] to restore the tool ba r . * Not avai lable in mode.
Video 65 3 T ouch anywher e on the ca nvas to pl ace th e selected animated stamp. Y ou can also drag the anima ted stamp to a dif ferent locatio n. To use [Capt ions] 1 T ouch [ ]. The [Capti ons] scree n will ap pear . 2 T ouch [Date] or [Time] .
66 Video 2 T ouch the screen to d isplay the playback controls. 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 67 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 73 ). E Ope n the inde x sele ction screen ( 0 52). F Details about the story (number of scenes, total playback ti me) and edit ing option s.
68 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 42) or during playback .
Video 69 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and r ate other scenes in the same way or touch [ B ] to return t o the galler y . Playback with Background Music Y ou can play back movi es (or a photo slideshow ) using one of the sup- plied m usic track s as b ackgro und music.
70 Video 3 Adjust th e mix bala nce between the original sound an d 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 71 IMPORT ANT • If you use copyrighted songs and music tracks in your video creations, remem ber tha t mu sic und er cop yrig ht may not be used wit hou t p erm is- sion fr om the cop yrig ht holder , excep t for cas es permi tted under appli- cable laws, s uch as for pers ona l use.
72 Video 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to copy/move. 3 T ouch the orange box on the right to open the [Edit Scene] screen and touch [Copy] or [Move]. 4 Select the destina tion. Drag your finger ri ght/lef t to select the desire d story and touch its thumbn ail.
Video 73 2 Select the s tory who se thumbn ail you want to ch ange. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Open the [St ory Thumbn ail] screen. 4 Locate the frame you want to use as the story’ s thumbnail. Play back co ntrols will app ear on t he screen ( 0 50).
74 Video 5T o u c h [ O K ] 8 [ f ] 8 [ f ] to return to the gallery . A Switch b etween lett ers a nd numb ers/s pecia l ch aracte rs. B Change the position of the cursor . C Delet e the charac ter to the cu rsor’ s left (ba ckspace ). D Caps Lo ck.
Video 75 Advanced Functions Recording in y (Manual) Mode When the mode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enj oy full access t o the menus and manually adjust the exposu re, focus, whi te balance a nd many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to your pr efer- ence.
76 Video • Be s ure t o s ave y ou r re co rdi ng s regu l arl y ( 0 120 ), 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.
Video 77 NOTES • Movies reco rded in MXP mod e canno t be saved on A VCHD dis cs. Use an exter nal Blu- ray Disc recorde r to copy MXP movies onto Blu-ra y discs or use th e supplied software Vide oBr owser to cr eate A VCHD discs*.
78 Video Selec ting t he Fram e Ra te Y ou can change t he frame rate (the number o f frames r ecorded per second) to change th e look of your movies.
Video 79 [ G Sports] T o re cord sports scenes such as tennis or golf. [ q Night Scene] T o reco rd ni g hts ca pe s wi th lower noi se. [ I Snow] T o rec ord i n br igh t s k i res o rts wi th ou t the subjec t being underexposed. [ J Beach] T o record on a sunny beach withou t the subjec t being underexposed.
80 Video NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach ]: Th e pict ur e may n ot appear smoot h during pl ayback. •[ F Port rait] : The blu r effe ct of the back gr ound incr eas es the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beach] : The subje ct ma y bec ome ov er expos ed o n cloudy days or in sha ded plac es.
Video 81 of the wate rproof ca se and keep it in a cool plac e unti l the tempera tur e goes down. I f the ca mcor der b ecomes to o hot, i t wil l turn off automatica lly . - When making r ecor di ngs underwat er wit h the [ r Under water ] re cord ing p rog ram, the image o n the LCD scr een will a ppear r edder than the actua l subject.
82 Video NOTES • If the degr ee of ca mcor der sha ke is too hig h, the imag e stabil izer may not b e able to f ully compens ate. • For surveying and following shots, when you pan the camcorder from side t o si de or ti lt i t up an d d own, we r eco mmen d s ett in g the I S mo de t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] .
Video 83 1 Activate t he pre-recor ding function. • d will app ear on the scr een. • Rep eat, s elec ting [ B Off], to turn off pr e-r ecor ding.
84 Video By de fau lt, face d ete cti on is ac tiv ate d. If th e fu nc tion was tu r ne d off, pe r- form the following procedur e to turn it on. T o sel ect the main sub ject If ther e is more than one person in the picture, the camc order will auto- maticall y select o ne pers on it deter mines is the main su bject.
Video 85 T ouch & T rack When r ecor ding a gr oup of people usi ng face dete ction, the ca mcor der will auto matically detec t one per son as t he mai n subje ct. Y ou can use T ouch & T rack to tell the camcorder to track and optim ize settings for a dif ferent person.
86 Video Faders The camco rd er of fers t wo pr ofess ional l ooking trans ition ef fects to fade-in o r fade-out scenes . Y ou have the option t o activa te the fad er only one time or ever y time you start or stop re cor ding. * Y ou can p review the transiti on effect on th e screen.
Video 87 Manually Setting the Shutt er Speed or Aperture [ A Program med AE] i s the d efault auto matic e xposur e (AE) reco rdi ng pro gram; using it, you can change functions like the whit e balance or image ef fects. Selec t one of the other AE r ecor ding pro grams to contro l the shutter speed or aperture.
88 Video • Du ring ex posur e l ock, the aper tur e val ue/shu tter spee d canno t be change d. Set the aper ture value or shutter speed befor e manual ly adjus ting t he e xposu re. Shutte r Speed and Ap erture V alu e Guidelin es X With slower shutter speed y ou can add a nice motion blur and sens e of movement.
Video 89 Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, ba cklit subjects may appear too dark (undere xposed ) or sub- jects und er very s trong lights may a ppear too bright or glaring (o verex - posed) .
90 Video NOTES • If the re cor ding progr am is cha nged duri ng expos ure lock, the cam- cor der will r eturn to aut omatic e xposur e. • When shooti ng subjects with a str ong light sour ce behind them, the camcor der a utomati cally c orr ects f or the b acklig ht*.
Video 91 POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you s tart t he pr ocedur e. 1 Open the man ual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the X frame. • The T ouch AF mar k ( P ) w ill f lash and the fo cusing dista nce wi ll be adjusted automat icall y .
92 Video Te l e M a c r o Using tele ma cro, t he camcor der ca n focus at a shor ter di stance (up t o 40 cm from th e subject at full telephoto), all owing you get closer s hots of small subjects like fl owers and ins ects.
Video 93 Whit e Bal ance The white balance function helps yo u to ac curately r epr oduce colo rs under differ ent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS TO CH ECK • Se lect a r ecor di ng pr ogram other than the Special Scen e r ecor d ing pro - grams.
94 Video NOTES • When you selec t the custom white ba lance: -S e t 7 8 [D igital Zoom] t o [ B Off]. - Rese t th e wh ite bala nce w hen you ch ange loca tion s or the ligh ting or other co nditions change. - Dep endi ng on the lig ht sou rce, g m ay ke ep fl ashin g.
Video 95 + le vels : rich er c olors , sh arpe r im age, stron ger co ntr ast, b righ ter image . - levels : shall ower co lors, softer i mage, so fter co ntras t, dark er image . 4T o u c h [ a ] to sa ve an d ap pl y th e c usto mize d pict ur e s ett ing s.
96 Video Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio r ecor ding level o f the built -in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the audio level indica tor while rec ording. POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a re cording prog ram ot her t ha n [ r Unde rwat er] or [ s Surface ].
Video 97 To dis play t he au dio le vel in dicat or Usually , the audi o level ind icator will be di splayed only af ter activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor ding level. Y o u can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatically .
98 Video NOTES • An external m icr ophone over rides the bui lt-i n micr ophone. The built -in micropho ne ’ s d irection alit y can not be c hang ed when an exter na l mi cro- phone is attached to the mi ni advanc ed shoe.
Video 99 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.
100 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 101 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 .
102 Video NOTES • When an external mi cr ophone is connect ed to the camcor der , 7 8 [Wind Screen] will automatic ally be set to [ B Off Z ]. • If the audio lev el is too hi gh and the sound .
Video 103 camcor der . This is particularly usef ul while the camcor der is mounted on a tripod and y ou want to ensure maximum stability of a shot. Attach th e option al RA- V1 Remote Control Adapter t o the mini advanced shoe. Refer to Using the Mini Adva nced Shoe ( 0 100).
104 Video Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If you have a very long scene, you may want to start play ing back the scene fr om a cer tain p oint. Y ou can use the movie timeli ne to br eak the scene to segments a t fixed tim e interval s ranging from 6 seconds to 6 minut es.
Video 105 To chang e the in terval bet ween fr ames Onscreen Displays and D ata Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displays on or of f. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the.
106 Video Captu ring P hotos and Vi deo Sn apsh ot Scen es fr om a Mo vie Y ou can capture video snapshot scenes, single photos or a seri es of continuous photos fr om a pr eviously r ecor ded scene .
Video 107 • When you start c apturing a vi deo snapshot scene l ess than 1 second fr om the end of the s cene, t he vi deo sna pshot s cene w ill b e cap ture d starting fr om the beginning of the following scene.
108 Video • Phot os cap ture d fro m a scene with a lo t of fast movement may be blurred. • Photos will be recor ded on the memory selected for r ec ording photos.
Video 109 NOTES • Whe n advanci ng/r evers ing fr ames whi le div iding the scenes, the i nterval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • I f the scene cannot be di vided a t the point wher e you paused t he p lay- back , advan ce/r everse a f rame and then divid e th e scene .
110 Photos Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing p hotos and other photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Pho tos] index screen, if it is not displayed. 3 Look for the photo you want to p lay back. Move the zoom lever toward Q to show 15 photos per page; move it tow ard P to show 6 photos per page.
Photos 111 4 T ouch the phot o you wish to view . • The photo i s displayed in single photo view . • Drag your finger left/right to browse throu gh the photos one by one. To re tur n to the inde x s cree n from sin gle p hot o v iew 1 T ouch the scr een to di splay th e pl ayback c ontrols .
112 Photos IMPORT ANT • Obser ve th e follo win g precau tion s wh ile the ACCE SS indic ator is on o r 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 .
Photos 113 2 Delete the p hotos. * When yo u select [Sel ect], pe rform the fo llowing p rocedure to select th e individ- ual photo s you want to delet e before tou ching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation whil e it is in progr ess.
114 Photos 2 Select the music track to use during the photo slideshow . Step 2 ( 0 69). 3 T ouch the pho to that will open th e slideshow to display it in single photo vie w . 4 T ouch the screen to display the playback controls, then touch [ A ] to play back the slideshow set to the selected music track.
External Conne ctions 115 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der t o an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, or co mputer . T er minals on the Camcorder Open the LCD panel to acce ss the terminals on the camcord er .
116 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side sh ows the termina ls on the camcor der and the righ t side shows (for r efer ence only) an example of termi nals o n a connected device.
External Conne ctions 117 Connecti on B Component Video T ype: Analog Q uality: High Definition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HD TV) with component video inp ut terminal s.
118 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connectio n c Composite Video (SCART) In all respect s, exactly the same connect ion as connection C . Connect to a st andard TV or VCR with SCAR T input termina l.
External Conne ctions 119 Playb ack o n a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to enjoy your r ecor dings with fami ly and friends. Playback on an HDTV using one of the high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best play back quality . 1 T urn o ff the camcorder and the TV .
120 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory C ard Y ou can copy your recor dings only one way: from the built- in memory ( only) or from memory card X to memory car d Y .
External Conne ctions 121 Opt ions Copying Scen es from a Sto ry by Rat ing 1 Open the ga llery and bring the desi red stor y to t he f ron t. • Che ck t hat y ou hav e se lect ed t he f tab (b ui lt- in me mor y , only) or 4 tab ( mem o ry ca rd X ).
122 Exter nal Co nnecti ons 3 Cop y the phot o. 4 Drag your fing er left/right to select another pho to to copy or touch [ a ]. Copying Photos from the In dex Screen 1 Open the [Pho tos] index screen. Chec k that you have selec ted t he f tab ( built -in memor y , only) or 4 tab (memory car d X ).
External Conne ctions 123 IMPORT ANT • Observe t he follow ing precautio ns while the AC CESS in dica tor 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 .
124 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. Refer to the Installation Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwa re Guide (PDF fi le) to i nstall the supp lied PIXEL A ’ s softw ar e.
External Conne ctions 125 Install the supplied Photo Ap plication softw are following the instructions in the soft ware’ s instruction m anual. r Refer to Ins ta llin g Ph ot o A pp lic at ion .
126 Exter nal Co nnecti ons - Do not tur n off the camcor der or the computer . - D o not change the cam corder’ s operating mode. • Operation may not work c orrectly depending on t he software and the specifi cations/se ttings of your computer .
External Conne ctions 127 Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High Defini tion Connect the camcor der to Blu-r ay Disc recor der s and other A VCHD- compatible digit al video rec order s using th e suppl ied USB cabl e to make perf ect copies of your movi es in high definiti on.
128 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecting Connect the camcor der to the VCR using Connectio n C or c . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( 0 117). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cassette or disc and set the recor der to r ecord pause mode. 2 T urn on the camcorder and set it to mode.
External Conne ctions 129 follow the instructions in the Softwa r e Guide ( PDF file) to install the supplied P IXELA ’ s softwa re. Convertin g Scenes i nto Standard Def inition from the Date Ind ex Screen 1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter .
130 Exter nal Co nnecti ons • Bef ore touching [ST ART], you can touch [ ] to decorate the conv erte d SD mov ies ( 0 62), or touch [ ] to adjust the volume ( 0 50) and background music balance ( 0 70). • Y ou can also decor ate the scen es as they a re being convert ed.
External Conne ctions 131 Connecting t o the Computer and Up loading your V ideos 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Connection D . Refe r to Connect ion Diagr ams ( 0 118). 2 Computer : Depending on the software you chose to install, T ransfer Utility or V ideoBrowser will start up automatical ly .
132 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Converting Scenes into S tandard Defin ition fro m a Stor y by Ra ting 1 Open the galler y and bring the desired stor y to the front. • Check that you ha ve sel ect ed the f tab (built -in memor y) or 4 tab (memory card X ).
External Conne ctions 133 Uploadin g your Vi deos Wirele ssl y If you are usi ng an Eye-Fi card, y ou can automatically upload the con- verted SD movies to your favorite video sha ring W e b site. Y ou will need to have install ed the softwar e suppli ed with your Eye-Fi card and com- pleted all the r equir ed configurati on setup in advance.
134 Exter nal Co nnecti ons NOTES • Dep ending on the amoun t of data to be upl oaded and the ne twork’ s wir eless connecti on conditi ons, it can take some time to upload video file s. If the wir e less conn ectio n is too wea k, the w ir eless uploa d may fail and t he v ideo f iles w ill be registe red as inco mplete upl oads.
Addition al Info rmatio n 135 Addition al In for mati on This chapter contai ns troubles hooting advice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Menu Optio ns Lists Menu items not available appear grayed out.
136 Additional Information 1 Option available only for r ecording movies. 2 Some opti ons are available only wh en recording a sto ry using Sto ry Creator .
Addition al Info rmatio n 137 Edit Panel - Mo de Control Button Date Index Screen [SD Mov ies ] Index Screen Playback Pause 0 [Copy ( 497 )] 1 [Copy ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Select], [All Scene.
138 Additional Information 1 Operati on not av ailable fo r recordings on memor y card Y ( 7 tab). 2 Operati on not available fo r the two preexi sting stories, [U nsorted] and [Video Snap - shot]. Edit Panel - Mode * Operat ion not a vailable fo r recording s on mem ory card Y ( 7 ta b).
Addition al Info rmatio n 139 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. 2 Option a vailable on ly when the op tional SM -V1 Sur round Micropho ne is a ttached to the cam corder after having up dated the camc order’ s fi rmware using the me m- ory card supplied with t he SM-V1.
140 Additional Information [Digital Zoom]: Determines the operation of the digital zoom. The col or of the indic ator indi - cates the z oom. • When ac tivat ed, the cam- corder wi ll sw itch au toma tical ly to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the opt ical zoom range.
Addition al Info rmatio n 141 • Whe n you select a setting other than [ B Of f], the AF mode is auto- mati call y se t to [ S Norm al AF]. [Ons cre en Mark ers] : Y ou can display a grid or a horizonta l line at the ce n- ter of the scr een.
142 Additional Information attache d to the camcor der . When set to [ A On V ], V will ap pear on t he s creen. y / z Playback Setup * Option not availabl e when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDM I ca ble . [Data Code]: Displa ys the date a nd/or time when th e scene or photo w as reco rde d .
Addition al Info rmatio n 143 1 Option a vailable onl y for recording movies. [Rate Sce nes (Recording)] 1 [ A On], [ B Off] zz ––– [Rec Me dia for Movies] 1 [ f ] (built -in memory), [ 4 ] .
144 Additional Information 2 Can be set inde pende ntly for and mode. The def ault value in mode i s [ D PF2 5]. 3 Option available only for r ecording photos. [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)]: When set to [ A On], the scene rating scene will appear after ever y scene you r eco rd.
Addition al Info rmatio n 145 6 System Setup Menu item Setting options y CINEMA 1 2 0 [Output Ons creen Displa ys] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzzz – [Language a ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deutsch], [ ], [English].
146 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 147 • Ch anging the b rightnes s of the LCD scr een does not affe ct the bri ght- ness o f your r ecor dings or the bri ghtness of t he pla yback image on a TV . [LCD Scre en Di mmer]: Whe n se t to [ A On], the LCD screen is dim med.
148 Additional Information • In standby mod e, the ca mcor der wi ll shut of f after the time sel ecte d for the [Quick Start (Standby) ] setting.
Addition al Info rmatio n 149 [HDMI S tatus ]: Displays a sc ree n wher e you ca n verif y the standa rd o f the output signal fr om the HDMI OUT terminal. [Distance Un its]: Selects the units to use for the focusing distance display during manual foc us.
150 Additional Information Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the FUNC.
Addition al Info rmatio n 151 , Recording Mov ies y Manual mode CINEMA mode A g Recordin g progra m ( 0 78 , 87) A h Manua l exposure ( 0 89) A j R Instant A F/ S Normal AF ( 0 140), MF Manu al focus ( 0 90) A k Face det ect ion ( 0 83) A l White balance ( 0 93) S q Audio level indicator ( 0 96) S a x.
152 Additional Information Playing Movies (du ring playback) F s Playback control b uttons ( 0 50) F d Eye-Fi w ireless commun ication ( 0 133) F f Scene nu mber F g Data code ( 0 10 5, 142) F h V.
Addition al Info rmatio n 153 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.
154 Additional Information 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.
Addition al Info rmatio n 155 - 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 .
156 Additional Information After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot a fter using it co nt inuously for long p eriods of time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder becomes unusually hot or it becomes h ot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder .
Addition al Info rmatio n 157 Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index scr een with a checkmark O - Y ou cannot select more than 100 scenes/photos individually . Select the [All Scenes] or [All Photos] option instead of [Select]. Indicators and Onscre en Disp lays lights up in red.
158 Additional Information Picture an d Sound The screen appears too dark. - The LCD screen was dimmed. Hold h presse d down for 2 seconds to restore the LCD screen to its previous brig htness setting. Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly . - The battery pack is exhausted.
Addition al Info rmatio n 159 - The LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent accidental erasure. Change the posi- tion of the LOCK switch. - A compatible memory card must be used to be able to record mov ies on a memory card ( 0 33). - The folder and file number s have reached their maximum value.
160 Additional Information The camcorder is connected using the supplied H DMI cable, but there is no pictur e or sound from the HDTV . - Disconnect the suppli ed HDMI cable and then r estore the co nnection or turn th e camcorder off and then on again.
Addition al Info rmatio n 161 Built-in memory is full - The built-in memory is full (“ f End” appears on the scre en). Delete some recordi ngs ( 0 54, 112) to free some sp ace. Alternatively , save your r ecordings ( 0 123) and initialize the built-in memory ( 0 38).
162 Additional Information Cannot play back Cannot access the built-in memory - There is a problem with the built-in memory . Sa ve your recordings ( 0 123) and i nitialize the built-in memory using the [Complete Initialization] option ( 0 38). If the pro blem persists, contact a Canon Service Center .
Addition al Info rmatio n 163 Cannot save the canvas - Cannot save your [Pens and Stamps] drawings on the me mory . Save your recordings ( 0 123) and initialize the memory ( 0 38). Change the battery pack - Batter y pack is exhausted. Repl ace or charge the battery pack.
164 Additional Information May not be possible to record movies on this memory card - Y ou may not be able to record mov ies on a memory card without a Speed Class rating.
Addition al Info rmatio n 165 Number of stories already at maximum - The gallery already contains the maximum num ber of stories (98 stories in any one given memory).
166 Additional Information This scene was re corded using another device and cannot be copied. - Scenes that were not recor ded with this camcorder cann ot be copied to memory card Y .
Additional Information 167 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.
168 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 169 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 .
170 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 171 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.
172 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 173 • 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.
174 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 175 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.
176 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 177 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.
178 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 179 A g VFL-2 Video F lash Ligh t This video flash light allows you to r ecor d photos and movies even at nig ht or in dark plac es. It attaches to the cam- corder’ s mini a dvanc ed sho e for cab le- free op erat ion. • Th e VFL-2 c annot be used as a flash with this camcor der .
180 Additional Information Specifications LEGRIA HF M46 / LEGRIA HF M406 — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.
Additional Information 181 • Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m; 40 cm with tele macro on at full telephoto; 1 cm at full wide angle • White Balance Auto white balance, Custom white balance or Preset white balance settings: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy , T ungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H • Minimum Illumination 0.
182 Additional Information CA-570 Compact Po wer Adapter • Power supply: 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz • Rated output / consumption: 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A / 29 VA (100 V) – 39 V A (240 V) • Operati.
Additional Information 183 About the m usic fi les The specif ications o f the musi c files co mpatible with the cam cor der are as fo llo ws. Audio encod ing: Linear PCM Audio s ampling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum le ngth: 1 second File type: WAV The music data is saved in the memory under t he following folders.
184 Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 A Abroad, using the cam corder . . . . 173 AGC (automatic g ain control) limit .9 0 Apertu re (f number ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Aspect r atio of a conn ected TV (TV type) .
Additional Information 185 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 147 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26 Low li ght (recordin g progra m) . . . . 79 M M (Manua l) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Mainte nan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186 Additional Information V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Wind screen .
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