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PUB. DIE-0450-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual C.
2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of cop yright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or spl ashing.
3 REGIONS OF USE LEGRIA HF R56 and LEGRIA HF R57 are in complianc e (as of November 2013) with the radio signal r egulations of the r egions liste d below . Fo r details on o ther regions wher e they can be used, make inquiries wit h the contacts listed at the end o f this instru ction manual.
4 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPad, iPhone, i T unes and Mac OS are trademarks of Appl e Inc.
5 Exciting F eatures and New Functions C Wi-Fi Functions ( A 113) Baby Mode ( A 58) Using Baby mode, you will not miss out on baby’ s precious moments. The camcorder’ s settings ar e optimized to captur e the beauty of baby’ s skin. Y ou can also add stamps to th e video to keep t rack of ba by’ s growth.
6 Smart AUTO ( A 40) Smart AUTO autom atica lly sele cts the b est scene mode for t he sce ne you want to shoot. Y ou get spe ctacular r ecor dings every time wi thout worrying abo ut settings.
7 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 98). T ransfer r ecor dings to your computer ( A 101). Upload your MP4 movies and photos to t he We b ( A 112). C Copy th e camcorder ’ s entire memo ry onto an externa l hard drive ( A 106).
8 C Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder’s Wi-Fi Functions Connect th e camcorder t o an access point on y our home network and t hen sha re your recordi ngs on CANON iMAG E GA TEWA Y ( A 124). From there, you can ma ke online albums to enjoy your recordings .
Table of conte nts 9 Introduction 5 Exciting Features and New Functions 13 About this Manual 15 Getting to Know the Camcorder 15 Supplied Access ories 16 Nam es of Parts Preparations 19 Ge.
10 Table of cont ents Basic Shooting and Playback 35 Basic Recor ding 35 Shooting Video 38 T aking P hotos 39 AUTO Mo de 41 Zoomin g 44 Basic Playback 44 Playing Back Vid eo 48 Viewing Photos .
Table of conte nts 11 Adva nced Playback and Editing 81 Capturing Video Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 83 Playback w ith Back ground Music 85 Selecting t he Playback Star ting Point 8.
12 Table of cont ents Additional Inform ation 137 Appendix : Menu Option s Lists 137 0 (Home) Men u 138 [ 3 Recor ding Setup] Menu 138 [ 2 Main Functions] and [Edit] Panels 142 [ 1 O ther Sett.
Introdu ction 13 About this Manual Thank yo u for purchas ing the Cano n LEG RIA HF R5 6 / LEGRI A HF R5 7 / LEGRIA HF R506. Please read this manual car efully befor e you use the cam c ord er and ret ai n it fo r f utu re refe renc e . S ho ul d yo u r ca mc ord er fa il to operate cor rect ly , refe r to T roubleshooting ( A 156).
14 Introduction Faders The camcorder of fers two professional looki ng transition effects to fade-in or fade-out scenes. Operating modes: * Y ou can previe w the transition eff ect on the screen. • The icon of the selected fader appears. • Repeat, selectin g [ j Off], to turn off faders.
Introdu ction 15 Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder Supplied Accessor ies The follo wing acc essories ar e supplied wi th the camcor der: T ransfer Uti lity LE Startu p Guide: This guide ex plai ns h.
16 Introduction Names of Parts 1 (playback mod e) button ( A 44) 2 ON/ OFF butt on 3 Memory card slot cover ( A 23 ) 4 AV O U T t e r m i n a l ( A 94, 96 )/ × (headphones) ter minal ( A 79) 5 HD.
Introdu ction 17 A d S peaker ( A 47) A f Z oom lever ( A 41 ) A g A CCESS indicator ( A 35, 38 ) A h C Wi-Fi an tenna ( A 115) A j P OWER/CHG (charge) indicator: Green - On Red - Char ging ( A 19.
18 Introduction NOTES • About the LCD screen: The screen is produced using extremely high-pr e- cisi on manufact uring technique s, with mor e than 99.99% of the pix els operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasion- ally misfir e or appear as blac k, r ed, blu e or gree n d ots.
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 ratio ns 5 Charging will start w hen the camcorder is turned off. • If th e camc order was on, th e gr een PO WER/CHG i ndica tor will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a moment, the PO WER/C HG indi cator wi ll turn on in r ed (battery pack charging).
Prepa rat ions 21 • T o pr event equip ment br eakdowns a nd exc essive heati ng, do not c on- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to volt age c onverter s for overs eas tr avels o r spec ial pow er so urces such as th ose on aircraft an d ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc.
22 Prepa ratio ns Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpati ble for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the fol lowing types of commer cially available Sec ur e Digi- tal ( SD) car ds with th is c amcor der . W e re commend us ing me mory cards rated CLASS 4, 6 or 10*.
Prepa rat ions 23 IMPORT AN T • If yo u us e an S DX C m e mo ry c ar d w i th a co m pu t er O S t h at i s n o t S D XC - compat ible, you may be pr ompt ed to forma t the memory car d. In suc h case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss .
24 Prepa ratio ns To remove t he memory card Push the memory car d once to r elease it. When the memory c ar d springs out, pull it al l the way o ut. IMPORT AN T • Memory cards have fr ont and back sides that are not in ter changeable. Inser ting a mem ory car d faci ng the wr ong direct ion can ca use a mal- functi on of the camc orde r .
Prepa rat ions 25 First T ime Settings Basic Setup Y ou can turn the ca mcor der on a nd off by open ing and closi ng the LCD panel. The firs t time you turn on the ca mcorder , you will be guided by the camcor d er’ s easy-to-follow setup scre ens to configure t he cam- corder’ s initial settings.
26 Prepa ratio ns 8T o u c h [ · ] or [ ¸ ] to select the movi e format and t hen touch [ æ ]. • C After you select the movi e format , the [ v Rec Me dia for Movies ] scr een wil l appear , wher e you can sele ct the memor y to which you want to r ecord movies.
Prepa rat ions 27 • Y ou ca n cha nge th e 1 > q > [Power On Us ing LCD P anel] set - tin g so that you ca n turn the camcor der on and of f only by pres sing [ . Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to match your location. The default setting is Paris.
28 Prepa ratio ns 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power adapter . Do not disc onnect t he power sour ce or tu rn off the camcor der until the initia lizatio n is c omplete d.
Prepa rat ions 29 Basic Operation o f the Camcorde r Using the T ouch Screen The contr ol buttons and menu it ems that appear on the touc h screen change d ynamically depending on the operatin g mode and the t ask you ar e perfor ming. With the intui tive touch scr een interface you have all the controls at your fingertips.
30 Prepa ratio ns Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functions can be adjuste d from the menus in the 0 ( Home) menu. In addi tion, you will find it useful to learn how to navigate the other menus as well so that you can a ccess al l that y our camcorder has to offer .
Prepa rat ions 31 Available Menus Menu item A Descrip tion [ 1 Other Settings] 33, 142 Opens th e [ 1 Other Settin gs] menus, which give you access to variou s camcorder setting s.
32 Prepa ratio ns * C only . ** The i con s how n in the 0 (Home) menu ind icates the sh ooting mod e currently selected. Using the Menus Changing the camcor der’ s vari ous settings us ing the menus is ver y easy . Y ou make your selection simp ly by touching the button of the desir ed opti on.
Prepa rat ions 33 Using t he [ 1 Other S ett ings ] Men us Refer t o [ 1 Other Settings] Menus ( A 142) for available functions. Operat ing modes: * In mode, acce ss to functions is limited. 1T o u c h [ 0 ] on the upper left of the screen to open the 0 (Home) menu.
34 Prepa ratio ns NOTES • Y ou can touch [ X ] to cl ose the menu at an y time. • Menu i tems not avai lable appe ar gra yed o ut. • For brevity’ s sake, references to settings in the 0 (H.
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 35 Basic Shooting and Playback This chapt er covers how to r ecord video and photos, ho w to use the convenient mode and other basic functions. T o enjoy ful l access to menus and more adv anced fu nctions, r efer to Advanced Sho oting ( A 54) and Advanced Playback and Editing ( A 81).
36 Basic Sh ooting and Play back 2 Slide the lens cover switch down. 3P r e s s Y to beg in recording. • Press Y again to stop r ecordi ng. • The AC CESS in dicator wil l flas h fr om time t o time whil e the scene is bei ng rec ord ed .
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 37 - Do not open the mem ory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. • B e su re t o sa ve y ou r rec ord ing s re gu lar ly ( A 9 9), e speci ally a fter mak- ing i mporta nt reco rdings.
38 Basic Sh ooting and Play back T a king P hotos Y ou can easil y take pho tos with the camcor d er . Y ou can even take p ho- tos simultaneously while recor ding a movie. Operating modes: 1 Open the LCD panel to turn on the camcorder . • Y ou can also press [ .
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 39 3 Slide the lens cover switch up. IMPORT AN T • The infor mati on i n the IM POR T AN T se ction ( A 36) and NOTES section ( A 37) on the previous pages also apply to photos. NOTES • Photos ar e r ecor ded as J PG files.
40 Basic Sh ooting and Play back Smart A UTO In mode, the camc ord er will automati cally dete ct certa in char ac- teristic s of the subject , backgro und, lighting co nditions, etc .
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 41 Intellig ent IS Intel ligent IS a llows the camcor der to select t he best image stabiliza- tion option based on your shooting metho d. During and mode, the Intelligent IS icon will change to one of the following icons.
42 Basic Sh ooting and Play back Usin g the Zo om Le ver Move th e zoom le ver tow ard T (wi de a ngle) to zoo m ou t. M ove i t toward S (t ele photo ) to zo om in. Usin g the Tou ch Scr een’ s Zoom Contr ols 1 Display the zoom c ontrols o n the to uch scr een.
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 43 NOTES • Keep a t least 1 m away fr om the subjec t. At full w ide angle, you can focu s on a subject as close a s 1 cm. Us ing te le mac ro ( A 77), you can focu s on a subject as close as 50 cm at full telepho to.
44 Basic Sh ooting and Play back Basic Play back Playing Back Video Operating modes: 1P r e s s ] . • Y ou can pres s ] re peatedly to switch back and forth be tween reco rd ing mode a nd playb ack mode . • Y ou can press ] when the camcorder is off to turn it on dir ectly in playback mode.
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 45 A 3 T ouch the desired scene to pl ay it back. • The camcor der will play b ack the sce ne selec ted and conti nue unti l the end of th e las t scene in the index scr een. • T ouch the screen to displ ay the playb ac k cont rols.
46 Basic Sh ooting and Play back During p layback: ! Jump to the beg innin g of th e scene . Doub le- tap to jump to the pr evious s cene. " Pause th e playback. # Jump to the be ginning of th e next scene. $ Fast playback* backward/forward. % Disp la y the vol ume ( A 47) a nd background music mix bal anc e ( A 83) controls.
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 47 During playback p ause: Adjus ting the volume 1 During playback, touch the scr een to display the playbac k controls .
48 Basic Sh ooting and Play back - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mode. • Y ou may not be ab le to play back wi th thi s camc or der mo vies r ecor ded on a me mory c ard using anoth er dev ice and then trans ferred to a mem - ory car d connec ted to a computer .
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 49 3 C If necessary , change th e memory from which to play back. 4 L ook for the photo you want to play back. 5 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The photo is displayed in sin gle photo view . • Drag your finger left/right to browse through the photos one by one.
50 Basic Sh ooting and Play back During single p hoto view: IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot co ver .
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 51 Delet ing Record ings Y ou can delete those scen es and photos that you are not inter ested in keeping. Deleti ng unnecessary reco rd ings allows you also to free up space on the memo ry . Deleting Recor dings from the Index Screen Operat ing modes: 1 Open the desir ed in dex scr een ( A 44, 48).
52 Basic Sh ooting and Play back Option s * Th e last four digits of t he folder name indic ate the date the folde r was created. Deletin g a Single S cene Operating modes: 1 Play back the desired scene ( A 44). 2 T ouch the screen and then touch [ Ý ] to pause the playback.
Basi c Shoot ing an d Play back 53 IMPORT AN T • B e ca ref ul w hen de let in g rec ord ing s. Onc e d ele te d, record in gs can no t be rec o vere d.
54 Advanced Shootin g Advanced Shooting This chapter covers adv anced shooting functions , such as Spe- cial Scene modes an d Bab y mode. For detail s about basic video shoo ting, refer to Basic Shooting and Playback ( A 35). Selecting the Movie For mat (AVCHD/MP4) Y ou can choos e to r ecord movies in AVCHD or MP4 f ormat.
Advanced Sh ooting 55 * Y ou can view info rmation on t he video q uality with the following proce dure. To v iew in form ation on the vide o qual ity 1T o u c h [ I ]. A scr een with the r esolut ion, bit rate a nd frame rate wi ll ap pear . 2T o u c h [ K ].
56 Advanced Shootin g C Selecting the Memor y (Built-in Me mory/Memo ry Card) for Recordings Y ou can select to r ecord your movie s and photos in the built-in mem- ory or on a memory car d. The default memo ry for rec ord ing both is the built -in memor y .
Advanced Sh ooting 57 NOTES • When you use r elay r ecor ding, ther e wi ll be a momentary stop i n the scene at t he p oint w her e the camc ord er swi tches fr om on e memo ry t o anoth er . • Dua l reco rding i s not avai lable in t he fo llowin g ca ses.
58 Advanced Shootin g Option s ( Default value) Baby Mode With the o ptim ize d sett ings in mo de, ba by’ s skin will app ear w ith vibr ant clar ity . In addit ion, yo u ca n ad d a stam p t o th e v ideo to sho w how much time has passed since baby was born.
Advanced Sh ooting 59 • D ur ing mo de , d ua l re co rdi ng and re cord in g i n 50 P a re no t av ail - able. • In mode, m ost advanc ed settings w ill not be a vailable but you can use the followi ng functions.
60 Advanced Shootin g Option s ( Default value) The camcorder of f ers 7 cinema- look filters . Se lect the d esi red filter whil e previ ewin g the effect on t he screen. NOTES • When the shooting mode is set to , the following fun ctions are not avai lable .
Advanced Sh ooting 61 Opt ions ( Default value) [ H Por t ra i t] The c amcor der uses a large apertur e, to achie ve a sharp focu s on th e sub- ject wh ile blu rrin g the backg ro und. [ I Sports] T o record sports s cenes such as tennis or golf.
62 Advanced Shootin g NOTES •[ H Portrait]/[ I Sports]/[ K Snow]/[ L Beach ]: The pict ure may not appear smoot h during pl ayback. •[ H Portrait]: The blur ef fect of th e back gro und inc rea ses the mor e you zoom in ( S ). •[ K Sn ow ]/[ L Beach]: T he subje ct may b ecome ove rex posed on cloudy days or in sha ded plac es.
Advanced Sh ooting 63 Decoration: Adding a Personal T ouch Add a new level of enjoyment to your scenes by d ecorating them. Y ou can add animated grap hics, stamps and even your o wn fr eehand drawing eas ily just by simply using your fingertip. Y ou can also add decorati o ns when you convert m ovies to MP4 ( A 99).
64 Advanced Shootin g ! Canvas - T he ar ea wher e you wi ll draw and see yo ur decora tions in act ion. " T oolbar . # [ Ó Pens and Stamp s] Select the type of pe n or stamp a nd its colo r . $ [ × Animated Stamps] Sel ect animate d stamps to add to your decoration.
Advanced Sh ooting 65 4T o u c h [ O K ] . The mai n deco rat ion sc reen w ill a ppear ag ain. 5 Draw freely on the canv as with y our fingertip . • T o clear your fr eehand drawi ngs and stam ps: T ouch [ Ó ] > [Clear] > [Y es] > [OK] .
66 Advanced Shootin g 2 T ouch [Date] o r [Time ]. T o remo ve a sel ected s tam p, tou ch it agai n. 3T o u c h [ O K ] . The se lect ed stamp (s) wi ll app ear .
Advanced Sh ooting 67 NOTES • For the age stamp, days will be displayed for 6 days after birth, weeks will b e displayed fr om 1 week up to, but not includi ng, 1 month; months will be di splaye.
68 Advanced Shootin g Decorating Sc enes during Playback Y ou can deco rate scene s while pl ay ing them back . Decorat ions add ed during pla yback ar e not re corded with the scene. Y ou can als o load and appl y a canv as with p rev iously saved decoratio ns.
Advanced Sh ooting 69 2P r e s s Y . The camc or der r ecor ds for a few seco nds (th e blue fram e serve s as a visual p rog re ss bar) and then autom aticall y r eturns t o re cord ing standby mode. NOTES • Y ou can change the l ength of the video sna pshot scene with the 1 > p > [Video Snapshot Lengt h] setting.
70 Advanced Shootin g 2 Point the camcorder at a person. If there is m ore than o ne pe rson in th e pict ure, the c amco rder will automa tica lly sele ct one p erson it determ ines is t he main su bject . The main sub ject is indica ted by a w hite fa ce dete ction frame and the camcorde r will opti mize the se ttings for that person.
Advanced Sh ooting 71 - Su bjects lack ing s uffici ent c ontra st. - Fast movi ng subjects. - When shooting indoors with insuff icient lighting. Fader s The camcor der of fers two profession al looking transiti on effe cts to fade-in o r fade -out scenes.
72 Advanced Shootin g Adjusting the Exposure The camco rd er deter mines th e optimal exposur e of a scene based o n the average brig htness of the whole pict ure.
Advanced Sh ooting 73 • Du ring e xposu re lock, y and the expos ure comp ensati on v alue will appear o n the scr een. To u c h A E 2 T ouch a subject that appears inside the y frame. • The T ouch AE mark ( I ) will fl ash a nd th e exp osure wi ll be optim ized auto ma tica lly fo r th e su bjec t y ou se lect ed.
74 Advanced Shootin g POINTS TO CH ECK • Adjust the zoo m befor e you start the pr oced ure . Manual Fo cus 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2T o u c h [ D ]. To u c h [ D ] again to r eturn the camco r der to autof ocus. 3 T ouch and hold [ F ] or [ E ] to adjust the focus.
Advanced Sh ooting 75 3T o u c h [ X ] to lock the focus at the selected distance. During manual focus, [ D ] will ap pear on t he scr een. NOTES • When you use [ E ] and [ F ] to a djust th e foc us manuall y , you can t ouch insi de the frame t o automaticall y foc us on that s pot.
76 Advanced Shootin g NOTES • When you select th e custom whit e balance: -S e t [ 2 ] > [Zoom T ype ] to [ Optical]. - Res et t he w hite bala nce w hen y ou c hang e lo catio ns or the light ing o r other co nditions change. - Dep endi ng on the lig ht sou rce, Å may keep flas hing.
Advanced Sh ooting 77 NOTES • When the video quality is set to [5 0P Recording] (50P or 35 Mbps), the fram e rate is auto ma tica lly se t to 50 P and ca nn ot be chang ed.
78 Advanced Shootin g - Pressing ] . - Setting the shooting mode to mode, mode or the [ P Firewor ks] Spec ial Sce ne mod e in mo de. - Zooming out toward T (wid e angle) .
Advanced Sh ooting 79 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l ev el while record- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to t he A V OUT/ × terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output.
80 Advanced Shootin g To adjust the vo lume during pl ayback In mode, and in mode during slideshow playb ack, adjust the headphones volume the same way you adjust th e speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 47, 90). IMPORT AN T • When using h eadphones, make sur e to lower the volume to an app ro- priate le vel.
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 81 Advanced Playback and Editing In th is ch apt er , you can l ear n how to use functions related to playback and editing , such as capt uring vide o snapshot scenes and phot os fr om your movies an d playi ng back yo ur movi es with backgr ound music.
82 Advanced Playback and Editing • A vi deo sn aps hot sce ne can be cap tured on ly duri ng pl ayba ck; it ca n- not be ca ptured during playba ck pause mode. • Video sn apshot scenes canno t be c aptur ed f rom scenes shorter than 1s e c o n d .
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 83 Playback with Background Music Canon of fers for downl oad 3 music tracks that can be used as back- gro und music w hen playing back y our movies or a s lideshow of y our photos. Y ou can also mix the o rigin al audi o and the backgr ound music and adjust the mix balance to your pr eference.
84 Advanced Playback and Editing 4T o u c h [ X ] and then touch a scene to start the playback with the selected background music. To adjust the bac kground mus ic balance durin g playback 1 Duri ng playback , touch the scr een to di splay the play back contr ols.
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 85 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 certain po int. Y ou can us e the mo vie timel ine (A VCHD scenes only) to break the scene to segments at fixe d time intervals ranging fr om 6 seconds to 6 minutes.
86 Advanced Playback and Editing To change the int erval betwee n frames ! T ouch twi ce to r eturn to th e inde x scr een. " Previ ous/ne xt scene . # Drag your finger left alo ng the ruler to displa y the next 5 fra mes. $ Scene’ s vide o quality an d length.
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 87 Dividing Scenes Y ou can div ide A VCHD scenes in o rde r to lea ve ou t the be s t par ts an d later cut out the r est. Operat ing modes: 1 P lay back the d esired scene ( A 44) . 2 T ouch the screen and then touch [ Ý ] to pause the playback.
88 Advanced Playback and Editing T r immi ng Sce nes Y ou can trim MP4 scenes by r emoving everything up to a certain point or everything after a certai n point. By doing so, you leave onl y memo- rable moments to k eep for posteri ty . Operating modes: 1 Play back the desired scene ( A 44).
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 89 Changing the Thumbnail Image of a Scene For scenes r ecor ded in mode, you can change the thumbnai l image that w ill appear in the baby al bum ([ 9 ] index screen). Operat ing modes: 1O p e n t h e [ 9 ] index screen ( A 44).
90 Advanced Playback and Editing Phot o Slid esho w Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to musi c. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ ] index screen ( A 48). 2 Select the music track. 3 T ouch the p hoto that will op en the slideshow to display it in single photo vie w .
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 91 C Copying Recordings to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your reco rd ings from the built-in memory to a memory card. POINTS TO CH ECK • Insert the memory car d to w hich you want to copy the r ecor dings into the memor y ca rd slo t and make sur e i t h as su ffi cien t a vail able space.
92 Advanced Playback and Editing Option s * Th e last four digits of t he folder name indic ate the date the folde r was created. Copying a Si ngle Photo Operating modes: 1 In single photo view , select the photo you wan t to copy . 2 T ouch the s creen to display the playback controls.
Adva nced Pl ayb ack and Ed iti ng 93 - If the LOCK swit ch on t he me mory car d is set t o pr event writ ing. - If the file numberi ng is at maximum ( A 150).
94 Exter nal Con nections 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 . C Y ou can also use the camcorder ’ s convenient Wi-Fi functions ( A 113). T er minals on the Ca mcorder Open th e LCD panel t o access the t erminals on the camcord er .
External Conne ctions 95 Connection D iagrams In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor der and the right side sh ows (for refe rence only) an example of te rminals on a connected device.
96 Exter nal Con nections Connection " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect to a standar d TV or a VCR with audi o/video input termi nals.
External Conne ctions 97 NOTES • Po wer t he ca mcorde r us ing th e c ompac t pow er adap ter a nd o nly then conn ect it to the comp uter u sing th e suppl ied US B cabl e in the fol low- ing cas es. - T o save you r re cor dings on a computer .
98 Exter nal Con nections 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. Playbac k on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the b est pl ayback quality . Operating modes: 1 T ur n off the camc order and the TV .
External Conne ctions 99 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings C Converting Movies to MP4 For mat Y ou can convert A VCHD mo vies into MP4 movies or even convert MP4 movies into smal ler MP4 movies. Th is is convenient, for example, when you want to upload the MP4 movies to the W eb.
100 Exter nal Con nections 6T o u c h [ O K ] . NOTES • When you conver t movies, the vide o quality yo u can choos e for the resul ting MP4 movie will depend on the video quality of the original movie. Based on the fol lowing options, movies i n the built-in memory will be converte d and then co pied to the me mory car d.
External Conne ctions 101 Saving Recordings on a Computer Recor dings made with this cam corder are saved in the buil t-in memory ( C only) or on a memory car d. Because space is limited, make sur e to save your recor dings on a computer on a regular basis.
102 Exter nal Con nections Connecting the Camcorder t o a Computer Operating modes: 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power adapter . 2 Camcor der: Open the desired index scr een for A VCHD movies ( A 44). 3 Connect the camcorder to t he computer using the supplied USB cable.
External Conne ctions 103 Installation Make sur e to install the softwar e even if you have a di fferent ve rsion of ImageBro wser EX on your computer . The auto-update function of the softwar e may make availab le to you featur es optimized fo r this cam- corde r .
104 Exter nal Con nections If you cannot fi nd the icon, check your Internet connection and install the softwar e again. First-tim e connection to a computer runnin g Windows The first time you connect the camcor der to the computer , you also need to select the CameraWindow auto-launch setting.
External Conne ctions 105 IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a comp uter: - Do not open the memor y ca rd s lot cover an d do no t r emove the memory ca rd. - Do not access, change or delete any of the cam corder’ s folders or files di rectly from the com puter as this may result in perma nent data loss .
106 Exter nal Con nections C Memor y Save: Saving an Entire Memor y onto an Exte rnal Har d Dri ve Y ou can eas ily save a ll the mov ies and p hotos you r ecorded ont o a commer cially available external ha rd drive c onnected di rectly to t he camcor der .
External Conne ctions 107 IMPORT AN T • Make sur e you powe r the camcor der with the compa ct power ada pter befor e you sav e a memo ry to the e xternal ha rd driv e.
108 Exter nal Con nections 3 Connect the ca mcor der to t he external hard drive. • If t he USB c able sup plie d wit h th e ex ter nal h ard dr ive has a standard-A con nector , you will need to use the optional UA-100 USB Adapter . • Connectio n # - 2 .
External Conne ctions 109 Initializi ng the Extern al Hard Drive 1 P ower the camcorder using the compact power adapter . Do not disconne ct the power sour ce or turn of f the c amcorder u ntil the init iali zati on is comp leted. 2P r e s s ] to set the camcor der to playback mode.
110 Exter nal Con nections Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High D efiniti on Operating modes: Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc reco rders and other A VCHD- compatible dig ital vid eo recor ders usin g the supplied USB cable to mak e pe rfec t co pie s of yo ur mo vi es in hig h d efin itio n.
External Conne ctions 111 Operat ing modes: Connecting Connect the camcorder to the VCR using Co nnection " or , . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( A 96) . Recording 1 P ower the camcorder using the compact power adapter . 2O p e n t h e [ y ] index screen that contains the scenes you wish to copy ( A 44).
112 Exter nal Con nections Uploading MP4 Movies and Photos to the Web Wit h ImageBr owser EX , you can also upload your MP4 movies to Y ou- T ube and photos to Fa cebook fr om your computer . Addi tionall y , you can use CANON iMAGE GA TEW A Y* to make photo albu ms and more.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 113 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate the Wi-Fi functions of your cam corder , including the Wi-Fi netw ork setup neede d to add your camcor der to an existing Wi-Fi networ k.
114 Wi-Fi Fu nctions • Use a W eb brow ser to a ccess the c amcor der a nd play bac k re cord ings on your Android device. Y ou can also save a l ocal copy on you r Android device ( A 121).
Wi-Fi Functi ons 115 IMPORT AN T • Using an unprot ected Wi-Fi net work can expo se your fil es and data to monitori ng by una uthorized thir d parti es. Be awa re of the risks involve d. NOTES • When using the camcor der’ s Wi-Fi f unc- tion s, do not cove r the ba ck port ion o f the camcor der with your ha nd or ot her obje ct.
116 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Using an iOS or Android Device as a Rem ote Control Using the CameraAcc ess plus app*, you can v iew the image str eamed from the camco rd er on yo ur iOS/Andr oid d evice ev en when the cam- cord er is so mewher e else.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 117 2 iO S/Android devic e: In the Wi-Fi setting s screen, turn on Wi-Fi and select t he network name that appears o n the camcorder’ s screen (step 1). If n ecessary , enter the pas sword that appears on the camcorder’ s screen.
118 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Preparing the Camcorde r 1 Activate the [Monitor while Out] functio n. • The first time you activate the function, you will need to set a password and the port to be used by this fun ction (steps 2-4). If you have al re ady co mplet ed the setting s f or the M onitor w hile Out function, skip to step 5.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 119 Connecting the iOS /Android Device If t he iOS/Andr oid device i s connected to the same Wi-Fi net work as the cam corder , Camer aAccess plus will r ecogni ze the cam cor der's ID and r egister it automat ically . Otherwise, you c an enter the camcord er's ID manually .
120 Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • For details about the CameraAccess plus app, visit P IXELA ’ s Web site. http:/ /pixel a.jp/ cecap • This function is not avail able in the fol lowing cases. - When the video quality is 50P . - W hen dual reco rdi ng or r elay r ecording is activ ated.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 121 Remote Browse: Viewing Recordings Using a Web Browser on an iOS or Android Device With the Remote Browse function, you can use the W eb browser on any dev ice equip ped wit h a Wi -Fi r eceiver (iOS/Andr oid devices, com- puters , etc.
122 Wi-Fi Fu nctions • The URL is alwa ys th e sam e so yo u may find it conv enie nt to bookmark the URL. 5 iOS/Android device: Select the desired recor ding from the index screen and play it back. • T ouch th e but ton on t he top left of the scr een t o chang e the index screen displayed.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 123 Operat ing modes: POINTS TO CH ECK • Befor e you perfo rm thi s pr oced ure for t he first ti me, instal l th e Movi e Upload er app on your iOS device . The a p p can be downlo aded for fr ee from the fol lowing Web site. http:// appstore .
124 Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • D epend ing on factor s such as the wireless n etwor k con dition s, it ca n take some time to upload video file s. • The procedur e above may differ depending on the ve rsion of iO S you ar e using . • For details about the Movie Uploader app, vi sit PIXELA ’ s Web site.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 125 General requir ements •C o m p u t e r w i t h ImageBrowser EX and CameraWindow correctl y installed. For details on instal ling the software, refer to Saving MP 4 Mov- ies and Ph otos (W indows/Ma c OS) ( A 102). • Completed free r egistration on line for CANON iMAGE GA TEWA Y .
126 Wi-Fi Fu nctions 6 Computer: Exit Ca meraWindow and then end the connect ion between the camco rder and computer . NOTES • Avai lable Web s ervi ces d iff er dep ending o n the c ount ry/r egion o f use and may b e updated from time t o time.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 127 • When the wirel ess connectio n is successful ly establishe d, the [T o We b Service ] scr een will appe ar on the ca mcor d er’ s scree n. 2 S elect the d esired Web service. When you se lect (e-mai l), the list o f r egist er ed e-mai l add res ses wi ll appe ar .
128 Wi-Fi Fu nctions • E-m ail addres ses must consis t of sin gle-b yte char acte rs. Only e- mail addr esses with 16 or few er charac ters befor e the @ mark can be set in the camcor der .
Wi-Fi Functi ons 129 2 Camco rder: When the wireless conn ection is successfu lly established , [Connected] will appear on the camcorder’ s screen. Y ou can touch [View In formation] to view the acce ss point’ s SSID, connection protoc ol, and the camcor der’ s IP addr ess and MAC addr ess.
130 Wi-Fi Fu nctions 2 T ouc h the desir ed setup method. Depending on the setup m ethod chosen, the procedure will be different. Read the descriptions below and continue w ith the procedure described in the relevant page.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 131 Wi- Fi Pro tected Set up ( WP S) If y our access p oint i s WPS-compat ible (b ears the logo shown on the right) , connecting the cam- cord er to it c an be very easy . If you ca nnot s uc- cessfully connect t he camcor der using WPS, try using the [Sear ch for Acce ss Points] method.
132 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Searching for Access Po ints After you touch [Sear ch for Access Points], the camcor der will take a few second s to det ect acc ess points availabl e in the vicinity and will display the first one. Make a note in adva nce of the ne twork name (SSID) and passwor d (encryption key) of the access point you want to use.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 133 2 I n the [Authen tication/Encryp tion Method ] field, to uch [OPEN NONE] and then touch the desired metho d. If you selected [OPEN WEP], the WEP index is 1. 3 I n the [Encryption Ke y] field, enter the encryption key (pass word).
134 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Viewing and Changing Wi-Fi Sett ings Y ou can r eview and change, if necessary , the sett ings used fo r the v ar- ious Wi-Fi connections and for the Monitor while Out functi on. Operating modes: 1 Open the [Check Current Configuration] screen.
Wi-Fi Functi ons 135 •T o u c h [ Í ] an d [ Î ] to vi ew mo re infor matio n. • T o delete the access po int conne ction displayed, touch [Edit] > [Delet e] > [Y es].
136 Wi-Fi Fu nctions Gloss ary This is a glossary of some of th e basic terms used f requently in this chapter . The documentat ion for y our access point may als o contain a glossary you can refer to.
Addition al Informatio n 137 Addition al In for mation This chapter contai ns troubles hooting advice, s creen mes- sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendix: Menu Optio ns Lists The functions that are av ailable depend on the camcor der’ s operating mode.
138 Additional Information [ 3 Recording Setup] Menu * Th e icon sh own ( or ) depends on the cu rrent selection for [Recording Medi a]. [ 2 Main Funct ions] and [Edit] Panels [ 2 Ma in Functio ns.
Addition al Informatio n 139 [Zoom T ype]: The camcorder of fers thr ee types of zoom. [ Optical]: For optical zoom, the camcor der uses the opti cal magnifi- cation ratio of the lens. [ Advanced ]: With a dvanced z o om t he ma ximum magnif icati on ratio is 57x.
140 Additional Information [ z Pre REC] : When this function i s activat ed, the camcord er automatica lly starts r ecording 3 se conds before you pr ess Y so you do not miss important shooting opp ortuniti es. • When the shooting mode is set to , [ z Pre REC] will automatical ly be set to [ ON] and pre-re cording cannot be deactivated.
Addition al Informatio n 141 [Edit ] Pane l - Mode [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Contr ol butto n Ind ex scree n Playback pause A C Fr om the built -in memory: [Copy ( & ` 8 )] <da te/folder name&g.
142 Additional Information [ 1 Other Settin gs] Menus p Camera Setup (recor ding mode only) [Self Timer] : Y ou can have the camcor der start r ecor ding af ter a 10-sec - ond countdown.
Addition al Informatio n 143 [Zoom Speed]: Determines th e zoom speed of the zoom lever . [ Y V ariable]: The zo om leve r oper ates at a vari able sp eed. Pres s gent ly for a slow zoom; pr e ss harder for f aster zooms. [ ] Speed 1] to [ Z Speed 3] : The zoom l ever op erates at a con stant speed.
144 Additional Information [Flicker Re duction]: If the s cre en sta rts t o flick er w hen r ecor ding movies under f luor escent lights, ch ange th e setti ng to r educe the effect. • This function is available onl y when the shooti ng mode is set to or .
Addition al Informatio n 145 t Display Setu p [Ons cre en Mark ers] : Wh ile reco rding, you can displ ay a grid o r a hori zon- tal li ne at the cent er of the scr een. Use the marker s as a r efer ence to make sur e your sub ject is framed corr ectly (vertica lly and/ or horizon tall y).
146 Additional Information • When the compac t power ad apter is co nnected , [LCD Back light] will automa ticall y change to [ H Bright ]. [LCD Mirror Im age]: When this setting is set to [ i On], this functi on re verses the im age on the scr een horizontal ly when you r otate the LCD panel 180 degrees towar d the subj ect.
Addition al Informatio n 147 q System Setup Menu item Settin g opti ons A [Language H ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deuts ch], [ ], [E nglish] , [Espa ñol], [Français], [Ital iano], [Ma gyar] , [Melayu], [Ne.
148 Additional Information * Op tion avail able only aft er conne cting an e xternal hard drive t o the camco rder . [Power On Using LCD Pan el] [Enable] , [Off] – C [Initialize & / 8 ] A [Initialize 8 ] C [ & Built-in Mem.
Addition al Informatio n 149 [Av ailable S pace in Mem ory]/ [Used Space in Memor y]: In reco rd in g m od e, [A vaila ble Sp ace in Memory] dis plays an i nfor mation scr een wher e you can ch ec.
150 Additional Information [Displayed Units]: In recording mode, this setting selects the units t o use for the focusing dista nce display during manua l focus.
Addition al Informatio n 151 [Certification Logo Display]: This di spla ys se lect certifi cati on log os t hat apply t o this camcor der . • The certification logos apply to Australia and Ne w Zealand only . [Reset All]: Resets all of the camcor der’ s settings, includi ng the date and time and all Wi -Fi settings and passwords.
152 Additional Information Appendix: Onscre en Icons and Displ ays Recording Movies and modes (with the zoom control displayed) 1 Co ntrol button [PHOTO]: T ake a photo ( A 38, 82 ) 2 Smart AUTO* .
Addition al Informatio n 153 Recording Movies and modes mode SCN A a Control butto n [ 0 ]: Open the 0 (Home) m enu ( A 30) A s Shoo ting mode ( A 57) A d Exposure ( A 72) A f Focus ( A 73) A g Fa.
154 Additional Information Playing Movies (du ring playback) D s P layback control butt ons ( A 46) D d S cene playb ack time D f Scene nu mber D g Da te/Time ( A 1 45) D h Volume and ba ckground .
Addition al Informatio n 155 5 Memor y op er atio n Ü Record, Ñ Recordin g standb y , Ð Playba ck, Ý Playback pau se, × Fas t pla ybac k, Ø Fast reverse playba ck, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow reverse p layback , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse.
156 Additional Information Trou b le? T roubleshooting 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 camcorder may have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead the “CHECK THI S FIRST ” box before going on to the more detailed problems and s olutions.
Addition al Informatio n 157 The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatur es. - The ba ttery may have reached the end of its battery life.
158 Additional Information Playbac k Deleting scenes takes longer than usual. - When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than usual. Save your recordings ( A 101 ) and initialize the memory ( A 27). Cannot capture a video snapshot scene from a movie .
Addition al Informatio n 159 Even after stopping recording, the ACCESS indicator does not go off. - The scene is being recorded in the memory . This is not a malfunction. The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes rapidly ( one flash at 0.5-second intervals).
160 Additional Information - The AV OUT/ × terminal is s et to headphone output. Set 1 > q > [AV/Headphones] to [AV] . There is no sound from the headphones. - C Audio will not be output from the AV OUT/ × terminal while Wi-F i functions are in use.
Addition al Informatio n 161 The computer does not recognize the camcor der even though the camcorder is connected cor rec tly . - Disconnect the USB cable and turn off the camcorder . After a short while, turn it on again and restore the connection.
162 Additional Information The wireless connection w as interrupted while transferring files. - Incomplete files may remain at the transfer destination. If incomplete files r emain at the transfer destination, check the con tent and make sure they are s afe to delete before deleting them.
Addition al Informatio n 163 Cannot communicate with the battery pack. Continue using this battery pack? - Y ou attached a battery pack that is not re commended by Canon for use with this camcorder . - If you are using a battery pack recommende d by Canon for use with this camcorder , there may be a proble m with the camcorder or ba ttery pack.
164 Additional Information Cannot play the movies on this memory card Initialize only using the camcor der - The memor y card in the camc order was initialized us ing a computer .
Addition al Informatio n 165 Check the memory card - Cannot access the memory card. Chec k the memory card and make sure it is inser ted cor- rectly. - A memory card e rror occurred. The c amcorder cannot reco rd or display the ima ge. T r y remov- ing and reinserting the memo ry card, or use a different memory card.
166 Additional Information Memory card cover is open - After inserting a memor y card, clo se the memory card slot cover . Memory card is full - The memor y card is full. Delete some recordings ( A 51) to free some s pace or replace the memory card.
Addition al Informatio n 167 Scene recorded using another device . Cannot divide the scene. - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be divided with this camcorder . - Scenes that were edited using softwa re cannot be copied or divided.
168 Additional Information C List of Messages for Conn ecting to an External Hard Drive C List of Messages for Wi-F i Functions Refer also to the instruction m anual of your wireless r outer and other devices you w ill use.
Addition al Informatio n 169 The access point is not compatible with UPnP - A wireless router compatible with UPnP (Univer sal Plug and Play) could not be found on the Wi-Fi netw ork. Use a UPnP-compatible wireless router . If you are using a UPnP-compatible wireless router , be sure to activate the UPnP protocol.
170 Additional Information Wi-Fi connection terminated - Cordless phones, mic rowave ovens, refriger ator s and other appliances may interfere with the wireless si gnal. T ry using the camcorder in a location farther away from such applianc es. - The camcorder may not be able to connect to the acces s point if too many devices are accessing it.
Addition al Informatio n 171 List of Messages for Web Services Check network settings - The network settings in the camcorder are no t correctly configured.
172 Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the follow ing precautions to e nsure maximum pe r- formance.
Additional Information 173 • Do not point the camcor der toward an i ntense li ght source, such as the sun on a sunny day or an intense ar t ificial light sour ce. Doing so may damage the image sens or or the ca mcorder’ s internal compo nents .
174 Additional Information Batter y Pack • Dirty termina ls may cause a poor contac t between the battery pack and the ca mcorder . W ip e the te rmin als wit h a soft clo th. Long-te rm storag e • Stor e battery pac ks in a dry place at te mpera ture s no higher tha n 30 ° C.
Additional Information 175 • Do not leave memor y ca rds in p lace s subj ect to hig h hu midit y and high tempe ratur e. • Do not disassemble, bend, dr op, or subject memory car ds to shocks and do n ot expose t hem to water . • C he ck the d i recti o n be fore ins e rti ng the me mor y ca rd.
176 Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corde r B ody • Use a sof t, dry c loth to cl ean the camcor der body . Never use chem ical ly tr eated c loths or vo latil e solve nts su ch as paint t hinner . Lens • If the lens surface is dirty , autof ocus may n ot work pro perly .
Additional Information 177 • Remove the me mory car d an d batte ry pa ck. Th en, pl ace t he cam cor der in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em oving it fr om the bag.
178 Additional Information Gener al In form ation Optional Acce ssori es The followi ng optional accessor ies ar e compatible with this camcor der but their availa bility may dif fer from ar ea to ar ea. Select a ccessories are described in more detail in the following pages.
Additional Information 179 Battery Packs When you need e xtra battery packs, selec t one of th e follo wing models : BP-718 or BP-727. When you us e battery p acks beari ng the Inte lligen t System mar k, the camcor der will comm unicate with the battery a nd disp lay the r emaining usage time ( accurat e to 1 min ute).
180 Additional Information SC-2000 Soft C arrying Case A handy camcorder bag with padded compar tments and p lenty of sp ace fo r acces sorie s. This mark identifie s genuine Canon v ideo accesso ries. When you use Canon video equipment, we recomme nd C anon-brand acc essories or pr oducts bearing the sa me mark.
Additional Information 181 Specifications LEGRIA HF R56 / LEGRIA HF R57 / LEGRIA HF R506 — V alues g iven are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: A VCHD* Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio: Dolby Digital 2ch MP4 Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.
182 Additional Information • LCD T ouch Screen: 7.51 cm (3 in.), wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots , touch operation • Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone • Lens f=2.8-89.6 mm, F/1.8-4.5, 32x optical zoom, 57x advanced zoom 35 mm equivalent: 38.
Additional Information 183 • Frequenc y: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 13 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Others • Power supply (rated) 3.6 V DC (battery pack), 5.3 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption (FXP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightness) 3.
184 Additional Information Reference T ables Approximate recording times Default value For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: * C The b uil t-in mem ory con tai ns m usi c fil es a nd im age file s (image m ix frames ), so the actua l recording time m ay be shorter than th e listed values.
Additional Information 185 Approximate numb er of photos that can be r ecorded on a 1 GB memory card The actual number of photos that ca n be recor ded will vary depending on the sub ject and sho oting conditio ns. * P hotos recorded when the video for mat is set t o MP4 and th e video qu ality is set to 4 Mbps.
186 Additional Information C Recording AVC HD movie s using the built- in memor y Recording AVCHD movies using a memory card * A pproximate times f or recording with repeated opera tions such as start/stop , zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. Battery pac k Video quality Recording (maximum) Recor ding (typical)* Playback BP-718 50P 105 min.
Additional Information 187 C Recording MP4 mo vies using the built-in mem ory Rec ord ing MP4 movies using a me mory card * A pproximate tim es for recording wi th repeated op erations su ch as start/sto p, zoom ing, and p ower on/o ff . Battery pack Video quality Recording (maximum) Recording (typical)* Playback BP-718 35 Mbps 105 min.
188 Additional Information Dow nloadin g Mus ic Fil es and Image File s (Ima ge Mix F rames) Canon of fers for download music fil es for us e as ba ckgr ound music and image f iles (image mix f rames) for the image mix functio n.
Additional Information 189 • The camc order can recognize image files named M IX_01.JPG to MIX_99.JPG..
190 Additional Information Index 50P recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 A Abroad, using the cam corder . . . . 177 Aspect r atio of a connect ed TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Audio recording level . . . . . . . . . . 140 Audio scene select .
Additional Information 191 M Main F unction s panel . . . . . . . . . 13 8 Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 76 Marke rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 45 Memo ry card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 , 174 Memory save* . . . . .
192 Additional Information USB terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 , 97 V Video quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 W White balance .
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