Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XA 10 Canon
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2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK AND TO RE DUCE ANNOYING INTERF ERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES O NL Y .
3 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder XA10 A and all its acc essories. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water .
4 28 Objects and Liquid Entry — Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touc h dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could r esult in a fire or electric shoc k. Be careful not to spill liquid o f any kind ont o the product.
5 Highlights of the X A10 The Canon XA10 HD Camcorder is a high-performance camcorder whose compact size makes i t ideal in a variety of situat ions. Th e follo wing ar e just s ome of th e many functi ons fe atur ed in the camc or der .
6 To u c h A E By simply touching the screen, you ca n make dark a re as in the pi ctur e app ear br ighter ( 0 65). This o perat ion is si mple yet al lows you to shoot with the desire d exposure.
7 Enjoying yo ur Recordings on Other Device s Eye-Fi Conne ct t he cam corde r to an HDTV ( 0 127) Play vid eo directl y from your rec orded memory ca rd AVC HD -c om pa ti bl e H D TV s a nd digit al re corde rs wit h a card sl ot compatible with the type of memory card used *.
8 1 Int rod ucti on 11 About this Manual 11 Conv ention s Use d in this Ma nual 11 Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 13 Names of Parts 15 2 Preparat ions 22 Charging the B attery Pack 22 Prep ari ng t.
9 Video S copes 84 Displaying the Waveform Monitor during [ A Programmed AE] Recording Program 84 Displaying the Waveform Monitor during [ y Manua l Exposure] Reco rding Program 84 Disp layi ng the E .
10 9 Saving/Sh aring Recordin gs 132 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 132 Copy ing Sc enes from th e Date I ndex Screen 132 Copying Scenes from a Story by Rating 133 Copying a Single Ph oto 133 Cop.
About this Manua l 11 Introduction Abou t this Ma nual Thank you for pur chasing the Can on XA10. Pl ease r ead this manu al car efully befor e you use the camco rder and reta in it for futur e r efer ence. Sho uld your camcor der fa il to opera te corr ectly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 0 159).
About this Manual 12 Self Timer Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Self Timer] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and th en touch [ a ]. • n will appear on th e scre en. • Repea t, selecti ng [ B Off], to tur n off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press g .
Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 13 Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The foll owin g acc essori es are supp lied w ith the c amco rder: CA-57 0 Compa ct P ower A dapt er (incl . powe r cord ) BP-808 Batter y Pack Microphone holder unit (incl. screws) Handle u nit (inc l.
Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 14 The foll owing CD- ROMs and softw ar e are supplied with the camcor der: • PIXELA ’ s T r ansfer Utility CD-ROM* -U s e T r ansfer Utility for savi ng and tran sferr ing mov ies and mus ic file s you can use as background music.
Names of Parts 15 Names of Parts 1 Handle unit front scr ew ( 0 24 ) 2 RESET bu tton ( 0 162) 3 2 (cam era/play) button ( 0 31) 4 DISP . (onscreen displa y) button ( 0 8 7)/BA TT .
Names of Parts 16 1 XLR term inals for CH1 and CH2 ( 0 75) 2 Built-in microphone ( 0 78) 3M I C t e r m i n a l ( 0 73) 4 Grip belt ( 0 27) 5U S B t e r m i n a l ( 0 124, 126, 137) 6H D M I O U T t e.
Names of Parts 17 1 T ally lamp ( 0 153) 2 Instant AF sensor ( 0 174) 3I n f r a r e d l i g h t ( 0 89 ) 4 Micr ophone cable clamp ( 0 24) 5 Micr ophone holder unit ( 0 24) 6 M icrophon e lock scr ew.
Names of Parts 18 1 Viewfinder ( 0 25 ) 2 ST AR T/STOP button ( 0 41) 3 Strap mount ( 0 27) 4D C I N t e r m i n a l ( 0 22 ) 5 Dioptric adjust ment lev er ( 0 25) 6 CUSTOM (c ustomiz able) di al ( 0 .
Names of Parts 19 1 Accesso ry shoe Cold shoe for attachi ng access ories s uch as the opti onal VL-10L i II Batte ry Video Li ght. 2S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( 0 41) 3 ST ART/STOP lock ( ) leve.
Names of Parts 20 1 Serial numb er 2 BA TTERY RE LEASE switch ( 0 23) 3 T ripod socket ( 0 29) 2 3 1 B ottom v i ew C OP Y.
Names of Parts 21 Wireless Controller WL-D89 1S T A R T / S T O P b u t t o n ( 0 41) 2 b (index selection) button ( 0 97) Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to sw itch between shooting and play back mode.
Charging the B attery Pack 22 Prep aration s Charg ing the Ba ttery Pack The camco rd er can be power ed with a bat tery pack or dir ectly using the c ompact p ower ad apter . The first time you use a battery pack, fully charge it a nd then use the camcor der until t he batte ry pack is comp lete ly exha uste d.
Charging the Battery Pack 23 T o remove the battery p ack 1S l i d e U in the dire ction of the arr ow and hold it pr essed down. 2 Sli de the b attery p ack and then pull it out. IMPORT ANT • T urn of f the camcor der befor e c onnecting or d isconnec ting t he com pact po wer adap ter .
Prep ari ng th e Cam corde r 24 Preparing the Ca mcorder This sect ion covers the basic p repar atio ns for the camc order such as att aching the handle unit and lens hood , and adj usting the viewfinder an d LCD scre en. When attachin g the lens hood, gri p belt an d straps, be careful not to drop the camcorder .
Preparing th e Camcorde r 25 Attaching the Lens Hood Attach the le ns hood to pr otect the lens and r educe the amount of stray light tha t may hit the lens.
Prep ari ng th e Cam corde r 26 NOTES • Make s ur e you k eep th e eye cu p at tached when us ing th e camcor der . • For detai ls about h o w to tak e car e of the viewf inder , ref er to Handling Prec autio ns ( 0 171), Cleanin g ( 0 174).
Preparing th e Camcorde r 27 LCD Backlig ht When r ecordi ng in brigh t plac es it may be dif ficult to use t he LCD scr een. T urn on the LCD bac klight to make i t brighte r . With the camcorder on, hold h pressed down for m ore than 2 seconds. • Repea t this action to switch the LCD b acklight between of f (normal) and on (bright).
Prep ari ng th e Cam corde r 28 Attachi ng an op tion al wrist s trap Attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt, adjust the lengt h and faste n. • Y ou can also attach the wrist stra p to the strap mount on the grip belt t o use b oth f or ext ra conve nience and pr otection .
Preparing th e Camcorde r 29 T o use t he wireless controll er Point the w ireles s contr oller at the camcorder’ s r emote sensor w hen you pr ess the buttons. • Y ou can ro tate the L CD panel 180 degr ees to use th e wireless control ler fr om the fron t of the camco rder .
Basic Operat ion of the Camcorder 30 Basic Operation of the Camcor der Us ing t he T o uch Screen The contr ol buttons and menu it ems that appear on the tou ch scre en change d ynamical ly depend ing on the operat ing mode an d the t ask you ar e per formin g.
Basic O perati on of the Camcorde r 31 Operating Mo des Recording In r ecording mode, the camcorde r’ s operati ng mode i s determ ined by the pos ition of the mod e switc h. Playback Pre ss the camera /play button S to switc h the camc ord er betwe en camera (r ecor d ing) m ode an d playba ck mod e.
Basic Operat ion of the Camcorder 32 Using the Menus Many of the camcord er’ s functions can be adjusted fr om the FUNC. panel and the set up menus. For detail s about the ava ilable me nu op tion s and sett ings, r efer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 0 144).
Basic O perati on of the Camcorde r 33 Setup Menus * In mode setup menus cannot be accessed and most menu sett ings will be r eset to default values. 1 or mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ou ch [MENU] to open the setup menus. • Y ou can also press u on the w ire le ss c on trol le r .
First Time S ettings 34 First Time Settin gs Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the date and ti me of the camcor der befor e you can star t using it. T he [Date/ Time] scr een will ap pear automa tical ly when th e camcor der’ s clock is not set.
First Time Settings 35 Changing the Time Zon e Change the time zone to match your locati on. The default setting is New Y ork. 1 Open the [Time Zone/DST] scr een. [FUNC. ] [MENU] 6 [Time Zone/DST] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing the procedure in a r ecording mode.
Using a Memo ry Card 36 Using a Memory Card Memory Ca r ds Comp atible for Use with the Camcorder Y ou can use the fo llowing types of com merci ally avail able Secu re Di gital (SD) car ds with this camc or der .
Using a Memory Card 37 Eye-Fi Cards Th i s p ro du c t i s no t gu a ra n te e d to su p po r t E y e -F i ca rd fu n ct i on s (i n c lu di n g w i re le s s t r an s fe r ). In c as e of an issue w ith an Eye- Fi car d, pleas e check wi th the card manuf actur er .
Using a Memo ry Card 38 Selectin g the Me mory for t he Recordings Y ou can select to reco rd your mo vies and photos in the built -in memor y or on a memor y car d.
Using a Memory Card 39 NOTES • Y ou canno t use relay recording from the built- in memo ry to me mory ca rd Y . When using a single memo ry card, b e su re to i nser t it into mem ory card slot X . • Ther e will be a momentar y stop in the s cene at the poi nt wher e the camcor der switches f rom on e memory to another .
Using a Memo ry Card 40 Initiali zing the Memory Initia lize memory cards w hen yo u use them wi th th is cam corder for the fi rst tim e. Y ou c an also initia lize a memory car d or the buil t-in memory to per manentl y delete al l the r ecordings it cont ains.
Recording Movie s and Photos 41 Recording Recording Mo vies an d Photos By def ault, m ovies and phot os ar e r ecor ded in the b uilt-i n memory . Y ou can sele ct the me mory that wi ll be used to r ecord movi es and pho tos ( 0 38). For details on recording audio, refer to Recordi ng Audio ( 0 73).
Recording Movi es and Photos 42 Recording in AUTO Mode When you u se mode to shoo t video and tak e pho tos, th e camcor der will autom aticall y adj ust various settings for you. 1 Set the mode s witch to . 2 T urn on the camcorder . T o re c o rd vi d e o Press g to begin r ecor ding.
Recording Movie s and Photos 43 Rati ng Scen es Y ou can turn on the scene rati ng option in recor ding mode with the 8 [Rate Scene s (Recor ding)] sett ing. I mmediate ly afte r r ecor ding a scene , you wi ll have the op tion to rate it by touching one of the rating but tons; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to l eav e the scen e unra ted.
Recording Movi es and Photos 44 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precaut ions while the ACCESS indicator is on or f lashing. Fail ing to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to th e memory . - Do not open the double memory card slot cover .
Recording Movie s and Photos 45 NOTES • The ST ART/STOP b utton on the hand le has a lock lever to pr event accid ental o perati on. Set the lock lev er to R in cases su ch as when y ou do n ot want a re cord ing inadverte ntly paused or do not plan to use this ST ART/STOP button.
Recording Movi es and Photos 46 Recording in y (Manual) Mode When the mode swit ch is set to y (Manual m ode), y ou can enjoy fu ll acc ess to the m enus and manuall y adju st the exp osur e, fo cus, whit e bala nce and many mo re of the camc or der’ s setti ngs to your pr efer ence .
Recording Movie s and Photos 47 IMPORT ANT • Observ e the follo wing precau tions while th e ACCES S indica tor is on or flashin g. Failin g to do so may result in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not open the double me mory card slot cover .
Quick Start Function 48 Quick St art Fun ction When you c lose t he LCD panel with th e camcor der on, th e camco rde r enters the s tandb y mode. In standby mo de the camco rder consu mes only ab ou t 1/3 the power u sed when recor ding, saving ener gy wh en yo u are usin g a ba tter y pac k.
Selecting the Vid eo Quality (Recording Mode) 49 Selecting the V ideo Qu ality (Recording Mode) The camcorder of f ers 5 r ecording modes. Changing the recor ding mode will change the record ing time avai labl e on the memo ry . Select MXP o r FXP mode for b etter movi e qualit y; select LP mode for longer recor ding times.
Selecting the Frame Rate 50 Selectin g the Frame Ra te Y ou ca n cha nge t he fra me ra te (t he nu mber of fram es recorded p er se cond ) to c hang e the look of yo ur movi es. 1 Open the [ Frame Rate] screen. [FUNC.] [MEN U] 8 [Fram e Rate ] 2 T o uch the desired fr ame rate and then touch [ a ].
Focus Adjustment 51 Focus Adjustment Y ou can adj ust the focus manual ly and use the p eaking f unction t o assist you or you can le t the camcor der focus f or yo u by usi ng autofocus. With autof ocus, you can set the autofo cus spe ed. The c amcor der al so featur es two mor e fo cusing funct ions, f ace detect ion and T ouch & T rack.
Focus A djustment 52 Focus Preset When foc using manual ly , you can set a preset po siti on for the f ocus in advance so tha t you can la ter ret urn to th at pr eset focus p ositio n ins tantly . 1 Open the f ocus cont rols. [FUNC.] [ X Focus] 2 T ouch [MF].
Focus Adjustment 53 Options ( Default value) NOTES • While using autofocus, you ca n turn the manual ring to focus manual ly . When you stop turning the ring, the c amcor der r eturns to autof ocus. T his is usef ul in situation s such a s when focusi ng on a subject on the ot her side of a window .
Focus A djustment 54 1 Open the [ Face Detection & T racking] screen. [FUNC.] [MEN U] 7 [Face Detect ion & T racking ] 2T o u c h [ A On o ] and then touch [ a ]. T o select the mai n subject If th ere is mo re than on e pers on in the pic tur e, the camcor der will automa ticall y sel ect one person it determi nes is the main s ubjec t.
Focus Adjustment 55 T ouch & T rack When recor ding a gr oup of people using f ace detection, the c amcorder will automati cally detect one person as the main s ubjec t. Y o u c an use T ouch & T rack to tell t he camcor der t o track and op timize settings for a dif ferent person.
Zooming 56 Zooming There ar e four ways you can zoom in and out: using t he zoom lever on the camcorder , using the zoom rocker on the handl e, using the zoom buttons on the w ire less control ler or using the zoom contr ols on the touch scre en.
Zooming 57 Appr oximate z oom speeds* ( zoom l ever) * Measure d fr om full wi de-ang le to full telephoto. ** When the zoom speed is to o fast (ap pro ximately 2 s econds end-t o-end), the camco rder will hav e more tr ouble f ocus ing au tomatic a lly while zoomin g.
Zooming 58 Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Contr ols 1 Display the zoom contr ols on the touch screen. [FUNC.] [ZOOM] • The zo om con tro ls a ppear on the left side o f the scr een. 2 T o uch the zoom controls to operate the zoom. • T ouch anywher e within the Q area to zoom out or anywher e wi thin the P area to zo om in.
Zooming 59 Digital T ele -Converter Using the digi tal te le-converter , you can d igital ly incr ease the fo cal l ength of the camcor d er by a fac tor of ap prox. 2 an d record the en larged ima ge at full H D resol utio n. 1 Open the [Digital Zoom] screen.
Advanced Image Stabilization 60 Advanced Image Stabilizati on The imag e stabili zer r educes camcor der bl ur (blur d ue to the cam cor der moving ) so you can get nice, sta ble sho ts. Se lect th e image stab ilizat ion mod e acc ording to the shootin g con diti ons.
Automati c Gain Control (AGC) Limit 61 Automatic Gain Control (A GC) Limit When r ecordin g in d ark surr oundings, t he camcor der wil l au tomati cally i ncr ease t he gai n to tr y to get a brig hter pictu re. However , using highe r gain values ma y resul t in mor e noticeab le video no ise.
Auto matic Expos ure Reco rding Progra ms 62 Automatic Exposure Recording Pr ograms With the auto matic ex posur e (AE) rec ord ing pr ograms, the camc or der wil l adjus t the shutt er speed and/or a p ertur e value to o btain the opti mal exposur e.
Automatic Exposure Rec ording Programs 63 NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On screen on ly the denomina tor is display ed – [ B 250] indicates a shutt er speed o f 1/250 s econd, etc.
Exposur e Adjust ment 64 Exposure Adjustment At times, backlit sub jects may appear too dark (undere xposed) or subjects under very str ong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). In such cases, adjusting th e exposure wil l correct th is.
Exposure Adjustm ent 65 Using th e Zebra Patter n Y ou can use the zebra patte r n to ide ntify area s that might be ov ere xposed, s o you c an corr ect the exposure a ppropriately .
Exposur e Adjust ment 66 1 Open the exposure adjustment scr een. [FUNC.] [ e Exposure] 2 T o uch a subject that appears inside the e frame. • The T ouch AE mark ( P ) will fl ash an d the e xpos ure will be adjus ted aut omat ically so the a rea you touched will be corr ectly exposed.
White Balance 67 White Balance The white bal ance funct ion helps you to accura tely r eprod uce colors under diff erent lighti ng cond ition s. POINTS TO CHECK • Sele ct a re cording pr ogram other than t he Special Scene r ecor ding progr ams. 1 Open the white balance screen.
White Balance 68 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t 7 [Digi tal Zoom] to [ B Off ]. - Reset the white balance when you cha nge locat ions or the li ghting o r other cond itio ns change. - Depe ndin g on th e light source, g may keep flash ing.
Special Scen e Recording Programs 69 Special Scene Re cording Programs Reco rding in a very br ight sk i resort or capt uring the full co lors of a su nset or a fireworks display become s as easy a s sel ectin g a S pecial Scene r ecor d ing pr ogram.
Special Scene Recordi ng Programs 70 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The picture may not appe ar smoo th dur ing playback. •[ F Portrait] : The blur ef fect of the bac kgr ound i ncr eases t he more yo u zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow] /[ J Beach]: The subject may become ove rexposed on cloudy days or in shaded plac es.
Image Effect s 71 Image Ef fects Y ou can adjust the co lor dept h, bright ness, contrast , and sharp ness of the im age. POINTS TO CHECK • Sele ct a re cording pr ogram other than t he Special Scene r ecor ding progr ams. • Imag e ef fects ar e not avai lable in infrar ed mo de.
Self Timer 72 Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] scr een. [FUNC.] [MEN U] 8 [Self Time r] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appe ar on the sc re en. • Repea t, selecting [ B Off], to tur n off the self tim er . Movies: In r ecord pause mode, pr es s g .
Record ing Audi o 73 Recording Audio Y ou can recor d audio using the buil t-in micr op hone, optional external micr ophone (XLR or MIC term inal ) or li ne inp ut (X LR te rmi nal). For ex te rn al microp hon es or audi o sou rces con nec ted to an XLR termina l, you can select the aud io i nput in dependen tly fo r chan nel 1 and cha nnel 2 .
Record ing A udio 74 1 Att ach the rec eiver to the camcor der’ s grip bel t. 2 Connect the r eceiver to the camcor der’ s MIC terminal. 3 If ne cessary , activat e the audi o mix f unction ( 0 80) and adjust the audio mix balance. 4 Attach t he micro phone (transmitter) to the subject.
Record ing Audi o 75 Setting the XLR T erminal 1 Set the au dio input switch to EXT . • Changing the position of the audio input switch affects both c hannel 1 and c hannel 2 si multa neously . 2 Set the XLR terminal switch of t he desir ed channel to LINE or MIC.
Audio Record ing Level 76 Audio Recording Level Using the Built-in Micr opho ne or Micr ophone Connecte d to the MIC Te r m i n a l When using the built-i n micr ophone or a micr ophone connect ed to the MIC term inal , you can adjus t the audi o recordi ng le vel usin g th e FU NC.
Audio Recording Level 77 Using a Mic r ophone o r Audio Source Con nected to an XLR T erminal Regar dless of the po sition of the aud io rec or ding di al, au to level contr ol wil l be appl ied to each channel indepe nden tly . Auto lev el co ntrol h elps p revent s ome disto rtion when a hig h le vel of audi o is in put.
Built-In Microphone Directionality 78 Built-In Microphone Dir ectionality Y ou can chan ge the dir ectionalit y of the bu ilt- in mic rophone to have m ore control over how soun d is reco rde d. 1 Open the [Built-in Mic Dir ectionality] screen. [FUNC.
Audio Equalizer 79 Audio Equalizer Y ou ca n use the audi o equ alize r to a djus t so und le vel s by speci fical ly ta rgetin g t he hi gh- or lo w- fr equenc y range. The a udio equali zer s ettin gs ar e only av aila ble when recor ding s ound using t he built- in micr ophone.
Audio Mix 80 Audio Mix Whe n recordi ng, you can m ix audi o from th e buil t-in mic ropho ne wi th exter nal aud io from the MIC termin al and a djust t he mix b alance for ori ginal sound effec ts.
Using Headphones 81 Using Headphon es Use he adph ones fo r play back or to check the au dio lev el wh ile recordin g. The he adph ones are conn ecte d to the AV OUT/ X terminal , which is us ed for bot h the head phones and the audio /vide o outpu t.
Using a Zoom R emote Controller 82 Usin g a Zoom Remote Controller Y ou can attach the optional ZR-2000 or ZR-1000 Zoom R emote Control ler to the camcorder to use certai n functi ons whi le vie wing t he pict ure on an ex ternal mo nitor wi thout touching the camco rder .
Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal 83 Color Bars/Au dio Reference Signal Y ou can have the ca mcor d er outp ut and r ecor d color bars and a 1 kHz audi o re fer ence si gnal. 1 Open the [Color Bars & T es t T one] screen. [FUNC. ] [MENU ] 8 [ C o l o r B a r s & Te s t To n e ] 2 T ou ch the desired option* and then touch [ a ].
Video Scop es 84 Video Scop es The cam cord er ca n displ ay a si mpli fied w avefo rm moni tor . It can also displ ay an ed ge monit or* t o help you focu s. Th e vi deo s cope s ap pear only on t he L CD s creen. They d o n ot ap pear in th e v iewfind er or on an external mo nitor .
Video Sn apshot 85 Video Sn apshot Record a series of short scenes. Then, play back your video snapshot scenes set to your favorite music ( 0 118). The default length of a video snapshot scene i s 4 s.
Pre-Recording 86 Pr e-Recording The camcorder will sta rt r ecording 3 seconds befor e you pre ss g , ensuring you do not miss import ant shoo tin g opport unities . Thi s is e special ly useful when i t is dif ficul t to p re dict w hen to start reco rdi ng .
Onscreen Di s plays and Data Code 87 Onscreen Displays an d Data Code Y ou can tur n most onscreen displays on or off. Repeatedly pr ess h to tur n the onscr een displays on/of f in the following sequ.
Faders 88 Faders The camcorder offers two professional looking transition ef fects to fade-in or fade -out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one time or every time you start or stop recor ding. 1 Open the fader selection screen. [FUNC.
Infrar ed Recording 89 Infrared Rec ording This camcorde r features th e ability to shoot movies in dark surrou ndings using the camcor d er's infrar ed light a nd oth er sou rce s of i nfrar ed light. Also, you can select w hether the li ghter area s of t he pictur e appear in gr een or whi te.
Custom Button and Dial 90 Customiz a tion Custom Button and Dial Y ou can assign to f and CUSTOM dial one of several fr equentl y used functi ons. Y ou can then adjus t the selec ted funct ion using f and CUSTOM dial, without havi ng to access the menu.
Assignable Buttons 91 Assignable Bu ttons The camcor der conv eniently features 2 buttons to whi ch you ca n assign various f unctions. B y assigni ng oft en used functi ons, you can qui ckly acc ess them wi th a single pr ess of a button. Chan gin g th e As sign ed F unc tio n 1 Open the selection screen for the desired assignable button.
Saving and Loading Menu Settings 92 Savi ng and Loading Menu Settings After you adju st t he cinem a-look filt ers and other sett ings i n the FUNC. pa nel a nd setup menus, you can save those settings on a m emory card. Saving Menu Settings to a Memo ry Card Menu set ti ngs must be save d to memo ry c ar d Y .
Pla yi ng Bac k Vide o 93 Playb ack Playing Back Video 1 Press S . • Y ou can also press a nd hold B on the wireless contr oll er for mor e than 2 s econds to sw itch b etween shooting and pl ayback mode. 2 Open the date in dex scr een, if it is not displayed.
Playing Back Video 94 4 T o uch the desir ed scene to play it back . • Playb ack wil l sta rt fr om the sce ne sel ected and conti nue un til the end o f the last s cene i n the index s creen. • T ouch the scr een to displ ay the playbac k contr ols.
Pla yi ng Bac k Vide o 95 During pl ayback pause: IMPORT ANT • Observ e the follo wing precau tions while th e ACCES S indica tor is on or flashin g. Failin g to do so may result i n permanent data loss. - Do not open the double me mory card slot cover .
Playing Back Video 96 3D Fl ip Vi ew T ou ch [ ] in th e date in dex sc reen to swit ch to 3D Flip V iew . This co nve nient w ay of disp layi ng scenes gr ouped by reco rdin g date in a 3D lay out can be usef ul to flip throug h a large num ber of reco rdi ng s.
The Index Sel ection Scre en: Selecti ng the Content to Play B ack 97 The Inde x Selection Scr een: Select ing the C ontent to Play Back Fr om the i ndex select ion scr een you ca n select the content yo u want t o play back ( origin al sc enes by date or by story , or photos, for example).
Deleting Scenes and Stories 98 Deleting Scen es and Stories Y ou can delet e tho se sc enes an d st ories that y ou are n ot int erested in keep ing. Dele ting sc enes allow s you also to free up space on the me mory . Deleting a Single Scene 1 Play back the scene you wis h to delete.
Deleting Sce nes and Stori es 99 Deleting a Single Sce ne from a Story 1 Open the list of scenes of the s tory that contains the scene you want to delet e. [ b ] [ Gallery] Bring the desir ed story to the fr ont [Scene List] 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to delete.
Deleting Scenes and Stories 100 Deleting Stories Deleting a story permanently deletes all the scenes it c ontains. The two pree xisting stories, [Unsorted] and [Vi deo Snapsho t], cannot b e deleted. 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Ga llery] 2 Select the story you w ant to delete.
Dividing Scenes 101 Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide scenes in order to leave out the best parts and later cut out the rest . 1 Play back the scene you want to divide. 2 Pause the playback at the po int where you want to di vide the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen.
Selecting the Playback Starting Point 102 Selecting t he Playba ck Star ting Poin t If yo u have a very long sc ene , you ma y want to star t playin g ba ck the s cene from a cert ain poi nt. Y ou can use the mo vie time line to brea k the scene to segment s at fixed time int ervals r anging fr om 6 seconds to 6 minutes.
Capturing Video Snap shot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 103 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Sc enes and Ph otos from a Movie Y ou can capture video snapshot scenes, single photos or a series of c ontinuous photos fr om a pre viou sly r ecor ded scene.
Capturing Video Snapsho t Scenes and Photos from a Movie 104 Capt uri ng Ph otos Y ou can captur e a single p hoto or a seri es of ph otos. The size of the captured photos will be 1920x1080 and i t cannot be changed. Please r ead the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 104) before usi ng an Eye-Fi car d.
Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 105 Video S t orie s and Ci nema St yle Usin g Story Cr eator to Cr eat e Video St orie s Story Cre ator is a helpful func tion that of fers suggestions for typical scenes i n a number of situations.
Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 106 Recording a Scen e within a St ory Press g to r ecord movies withi n the selected story scene (categor y). • Use the di spla yed r ecommended length as a r efere nce whe n r ecording scen es. • Scenes w ill be r ecor ded under the story a nd cate gory cur re ntly sel ected .
Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 107 Recording Ad ditional Scenes wi thin an Ex isting Story 1 Start Story Creator mode. [FUNC.] [ Story Cre ator] • Alter n ativ ely , you can s et an as sig nabl e but ton to [ Story C reator] ( 0 91). 2 Select the story to w hich you want to add new scenes.
CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 108 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, the camcord er wil l a djust the fram e rat e and se veral other p ictur e-relate d set tings t o give y our r ecor dings a c inemati c look.
CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look F ilters 109 Options ( Default value) The camcor der offers 9 cinema-loo k filters. S elect the desir ed filter while p reviewi ng the ef fect on the s cr een. NOTES • Pho tos ca nn ot be recorde d wh ile th e cam cord er is s et to m ode.
Adding Decorations 110 Adding Decorations Using t he d ecorati on fun ction, you can a dd various graphical element s to the pi ctur e, suc h as st amps, waterma rks, the date/t ime, and even your own fr eehand drawings . Fr eehand drawings can hel p emphasi ze a portion of the pict ure to attract viewers ' atten tion.
Adding Decoratio ns 111 T o use [P ens an d Stam ps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • The [Pe ns and Stamps] scre en will app ear . 2 Sel ect the desir ed pen or st amp fr om [T ools]. 3 Sel ect white or bl ack from [Co lors]. • Alter na tivel y , you can tou ch [ ] an d se lect a co lor from th e col or p alette .
Adding Decorations 112 T o load a previously s aved canvas In t he d ecora tion scree n: 1 T ouch [ ] and then touch [ f Load]. 2 T ouch [Y es ]. • The f ree hand d rawin gs and stamps s aved i n the memory will b e lo aded. 3T o u c h [ f ]. T o use [A nimat ed Sta mps] 1T o u c h [ ] .
Adding Decoratio ns 113 T o use the Chroma Key func tion 1 Open th e [Select Image] sc reen of the image mix funct ion ( 0 112). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the image you cr eated.
Adding Decorations 114 Decorati ng Scenes du ring Playb ack 1 Play back the scene you want t o decorate. 2 T o uch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 3 T o uch [ ] to open the decoration scr een. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the pr evious section.
Playing Back Stor ies from the Galler y 115 Playing Back Stories from the Gallery Y ou can play back r ecor dings made using Story Creat or to play them back as a single co mpelli ng video story following the storylin e order .
Playing Back Stories from the Gallery 116 IMPORT ANT • Observe the following precaut ions while the ACCESS indicator is on or f lashing. Fail ing to do so may resul t in permanent data l oss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder .
Ratin g Sc enes 117 Rating Scenes Y ou can ra te stor y scenes i mmedi ately a f ter r ecordi ng them ( 0 43) or during pla yback. Y ou can then sele ct multip le scenes with the same rati ng, for ex ample, in o rder to play back o r copy only you r favorit e scenes.
Playback with Backg round Music 118 Playback wit h Backg r ound Music Play back movies (or a pho to slide show) with backgr ound music. Y ou can use one of the suppl ied mus ic trac ks or con nect a n exte rnal audio player to use y our fav orite songs as backg round mu sic.
Playback wi th Background Musi c 119 T o adj ust the background music balan ce during pla yback 1 During play back, touch the scr een to displ ay the playback contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger along the [Music Bal ance] bar to adju st the background music balance as desir ed and touch [ f ].
Playback with Backg round Music 120 IMPORT ANT • If you use co pyri ghted song s and m usic t racks i n your video creation s, rememb er tha t music unde r copyright may not be used without permission from the copyright holder , except for cases permi tted un der a pplic able la ws, su ch a s for person al us e.
Copying and Mov ing Scenes Within/Between St ories 121 Copying and Moving Scenes With in/Between Stories Y ou can cop y and m ove sce nes in the ga ller y withi n the same st ory scene (cate gory), betwee n story scene s in t he sam e sto ry , and between s tor ies r ecor ded in th e same memo ry .
Selecting a Story’s Thumbnail Imag e 122 Selecting a Story’ s Thumbnail Image Initi ally , the image used as the stor y’ s thumbnail is the fir st frame o f the fir st scen e in the s tory . Y ou can set your favo rite sce ne as the thumbna il that will re pr esent the sto ry in the gall ery .
Changing a Story’s Title 123 Changin g a Sto ry’ s Title When you firs t cr eate a sto ry , the curre nt date will be used as the stor y’ s title but you can change the title later on. The title c an be up to 14 chara cters long (avail able c haract ers ar e limited) .
Terminals on the Camcor der 124 External Con nection s T ermin als on t he Camcorder * Wh en co nne cting a cable to the cam corder , m ake su re to align the tr iang le ma rks o n the c abl e’ s conn ecto r and o n the camco rder’ s term inal. 1 COMPONENT OUT T erminal* Acce ss: Ope n the L CD pan el and t erm inal co ver .
Connection Diag rams 125 Connection Dia grams In the f ollow ing conne ction diagra ms, the left s ide sho ws the t erminal s on the c amcor der an d the rig ht side sh ows (for r eference o nly) an example of te rminal s on a connec ted device.
Connection Diagrams 126 NOTES • Power the camcor der using the c ompact p ower adapter and on ly then connect it to the compute r using the su pplied US B cab le in the follow ing cas es. - T o w rite back scene s recorde d wit h th is ca mcorder that w ere p reviously sav ed o n a c ompu ter .
Playback on a TV Screen 127 Playba ck on a TV Sc reen Connect the camcor der to a TV to view and check you r recor dings. Playb ack on an HDTV using one of the high- defin itio n conn ectio ns wil l ensu re the be st play bac k qual ity . 1 T ur n off t he camcorder and the TV .
Viewing Photos 128 Photos Vie wing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [Photos] index screen, if it is not displayed. [ b ] [Photos] 3 Look for the photo you wa nt to play back. • Move the zoom l ever towar d Q to show 15 photos per page; move it t oward P to show 6 photos per page.
Viewing Photos 129 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The ph oto is disp layed in single photo view. • Drag your fi nger left/right t o browse thr ough the phot os one by one. T o return to the in dex screen from single photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to displ ay the play back cont rols .
Deleting Photos 130 Deleting Photos Y ou can delete those photos that you ar e not inter ested in keeping. Deleting a Single Photo 1 In single photo view , select the photo you want to delete. 2 T o uch the scr een to display the playback contr ols. 3 Open the scr een to delete ph otos.
Slideshow 131 Slideshow Y ou can play a sli desh ow of all the p hotos and eve n set it to mus ic. 1 Open the [Photos] index screen. [ b ] [Photos] 2 Select the backgr ound music to use during the photo slideshow . • Musi c trac ks: St eps 2 - 3 ( 0 118).
Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 132 Saving/Sharing Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory Car d T o c opy you r record ings , yo u mu st se lect recordi ngs in th e bu ilt-in me mory or on m emo ry c ard X . I n either case, the r ecording s will be co pied to memory car d Y .
Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 133 Cop yin g Scen es fr om a Stor y by Rati ng 1 Open the gal lery and bring the desir ed story to the fr ont. [ b ] [ Galler y] Desire d stor y • Che ck th at yo u have sele cte d th e f tab (built -in memory) or 4 tab (memory card X ).
Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 134 T o selec t indi vidu al p hotos 1 T ouc h on the individual photos you want to copy . • A ch eckm ark O will appear on the phot os you touch. The total number of selected photos will appear next to the o ico n.
Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 135 Saving Recor dings on a Computer Movie s re cor ded with thi s cam cord er ar e saved i n the built- in memory or on a memor y car d. Because space is limite d, ma ke sur e to sav e your re cor dings on a comp uter on a regular basis.
Saving Re cordings on a Computer 136 4 Computer: The camcor der will appear as a new device (or drive), for ex ample, [Canon XA10]. Use the pr ogram of your choice or the standard appli cation built into y our computer’ s operating system to transfer or copy your phot os to the computer .
Co pying R eco rding s t o a n Ex ter nal Vide o R eco rder 137 Copying Recordings to an Exte rna l Vide o Recorder In High Definition Connect the camcor der to Blu-r ay Disc r ecor ders and other A VCHD-comp atib le digi tal vide o recorders usin g th e su pplied US B cab le to mak e perf ect cop ies o f yo ur mov ies in hig h d efinit ion.
Copying Re cordings to an Ext ernal Vide o Record er 138 Recording 1 External recor der: Load a blank cassette or disc and set t he recor der to r eco rd pause mod e. 2 T urn on the camcor der and set it t o mode. • W e rec ommend pow ering the camco rder using the compact pow er adap ter .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 139 Uploading Movies to Video Sharing W eb Sites With the supplied softwar e T rans fer Utility , you can upload your scen es to your f avorite video sharing Web site . T o do so, you must first convert them in to standar d-defin ition scenes in th e camcor der .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 140 T o select in divid ual scen es (step 4 ) 1 T ouch on the individual scenes you want to convert. • A ch eckm ark O will a ppear on the scenes yo u tou ch. The total number of selecte d sce nes wil l appear next to the o ico n.
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 141 Connecting to the Comput er and Uploading your Videos 1 Connect the camcorder to the co mputer using the supplied USB cable. • Connec tion D . Refer to Connection Di agrams ( 0 126). 2 Computer: T ransfer Utility will start up automatically .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 142 Convertin g Only Part o f a Scene o r Story 1 Play back the scen e or story that you w ant to partially convert. • Check that you have se lected a sc ene r ecorded in the bui lt-in memory or o n me mory car d X .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 143 NOTES • Depend ing on the amo unt of data to be uploade d and the networ k’ s wirele ss connec tion condit ions, it can take some ti me to upl oad video files.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 144 Addi tio nal I nformat ion Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu item s not av ailable appear grayed o ut. For d etai ls about ho w to sel ect an it em, r efer t o Usi ng th e Menus ( 0 32). For details about each function, see the refere nce page.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 145 1 Option not a vaila ble in mode. 2 Option avai labl e only for r ecor ding movies. 3 Some options ar e availabl e only whe n reco rding a story us ing Story Cr eator .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 1 Oper ation not avail able fo r recordin gs on mem ory c ard Y ( 7 tab). 2 Oper ation no t avail able for the tw o preexist ing stor ies, [Un sorted ] and [Vi deo Snaps hot]. Edit Pa nel - Mod e * Operation not ava ilable f or rec ord ings on memo ry car d Y ( 7 t ab) .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 1 Option availa ble only f or reco rding movie s. [Digital Z oom]: Determines th e operation of the digital zoom. The color of the indicator indicates the zoom. •W h e n [ G 40x] o r [ H 200x] is selected, the camcorder will switch automaticall y to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom ran ge.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 148 [Conversion Lens]: When you at tach t o the camcor der the opti onal TL-H58 T ele-co nvert er or WD-H58W Wide-c onvert er , set t he appro priat e conv ersi on len s sett ing. The ca mcor d er w ill t hen optimi ze the image stabi lizat ion and adjust the minim um obje ct dista nce.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 149 [TV T ype]: When you connect the camcorder to a TV usi ng the supplied STV -250N Stereo Video Cable, select the setti ng accor ding to the type of TV i n or der to displ ay the p ictur e in full and in the corr ect asp ect r ati o.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 150 [Rate Scenes (Re c ording)]: When set to [ A On], the scene r ating scen e will ap pear afte r every sce ne yo u re cord . [Scan Reverse Rec]: I nve rts the recorde d imag e hori zonta lly , vertic ally o r horizo ntal ly and ver ticall y .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 151 [Volum e] [S peake r] : , r – – z z 94 [Headphone s]: , e z z z z 81 [Notif ication Sounds] [ N High Volume] , [ M Low Volume ], [ B Off] z z z z – [Audio Out pu.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 152 1 Opti on n ot av ailabl e when the camcorder is c onnect ed t o an H DTV us ing an opti onal H DMI cable . 2 Opti on avail able on ly aft er having insert ed an Eye-F i card into mem ory ca rd slot Y .
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 153 [Audio Output CH]: Selects the ch annel s from w hich audi o will be o utput . [ CH1/CH2]: Audio from CH1 is output fr om the left a udio channel and a udio from CH2 i s output from th e right audio channel. [ CH1/CH1]: Audio from CH1 is output fr om both the left and right audio channels.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 154 [Control for HDMI]: Acti vates the HDMI-CEC (Con sumer Electr onics Control) functi on. When you connect the camcor der to an HDTV c ompatib le wi th HDMI-CE C using an o ptional HDMI cable, you can co ntrol the camc ord er’ s playbac k usi ng the remote c ontr ol of the TV .
Appendix: O nscreen Ico ns and Di splays 155 Appendix: Onscr een Icons and Displays Recording Movies (usin g Story Creator) 1 67 8 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Co ntr ol bu tto n [ FUNC .
Append ix: Onscre en Ico ns and D isplays 156 , Recording M ovies y Manual mode CINEMA mod e 1 22 23 7 24 25 8 26 27 36 37 35 34 39 38 42 40 41 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 9 28 11 30 29 31 32 33 1 48 47 49.
Appendix: O nscreen Ico ns and Di splays 157 NOTES • Y ou can press the DISP . button to turn off most icons and displays. Play ing M ovi es (du ring play bac k) 7 11 51 50 9 23 53 54 55 56 14 52 50.
Append ix: Onscre en Ico ns and D isplays 158 7 Memory opera tion N Recor d, M Recor d paus e, A Playback , C Playba ck pau se, I Fas t pl ay back , J Fa st rever se pl ayback , G Slow play back, H Slow r everse p layback , E Fram e ad vance , F F rame rev erse.
Troubleshooting 159 T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to th is sec tion . So metime s w hat y ou think is a malfunction of th e camcorder may have t he simplest of solutions - please r ead the “CHEC K THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions.
Troubleshooting 160 Recording Pr ess ing g will not start recording. - Y ou cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous r ecordings onto the memory (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). W ait until the camcorder has finished . - The memory is full or it already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes).
Troubleshooting 161 When playing back scenes/slideshow with background music, the music track is not played back correctly . - T his can occur whe n you trans fer the music file s to a memory ca rd a fter r epea tedly r ecording and deleting scenes (fragmented memory).
Troubleshooting 162 The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes very slowly ( one flash at 2-second interva ls). - The temperature o f the battery pac k is outside i ts operating range ( appr oximately 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)). Remove the battery p ack, warm i t or let it cool down, as ne cessary , and try char ging it again.
Troubleshooting 163 Sound is d istorted o r is recorded at lower lev els. - W hen recor d ing near loud sounds (such as fire works, shows or concerts ), sound may becom e distort ed or it may not be re cor ded at the actual levels. Adj us t the a udio recor d ing level manually ( 0 76).
Troubleshooting 164 Connections with External Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camc order in a room wher e a TV i s located, keep a distance betwee n the compact power ad apter and the power o r antenna cab les of the TV .
Troubleshooting 165 Buffer overflow . Recording was stopped. - T he data t ransfer rate w as too high fo r the memor y card in use and the r ecording was sto pped.
Troubleshooting 166 Cannot play back - Y ou cannot play back scenes that wer e recor ded or edited using another dev ice and then written back to the built-in memory .
Troubleshooting 167 Cannot save the canvas - Canno t save your [Pens and Stamps] drawing s on the memory . Save your recor dings ( 0 135) and initialize the memory ( 0 40). Cannot use IR mode during Cinema mode. Change the camcorder' s mode to y or .
Troubleshooting 168 May not b e possible to record movies on th is memory card - Y ou may not be able to reco rd movie s on a memory card without a Speed Cl ass rating .
Troubleshooting 169 Scene recor ded using another device. Cannot play back the scene. - S cenes that wer e not recor ded with this camcord er canno t be play ed back. Select the desired scene number - A number of s cenes have th e same r ecording dat e but dif ferent file contro l informat ion.
Troubleshooting 170 Unable to recognize the data - Y ou transferr ed data to the camcor der recor ded using a video configurati o n that is not supporte d (P AL or SECAM). Play back th e r ecordi ngs with the device ori ginally used to r ecor d them. Unable to recover data - Could not recover a corrupted file.
Handling Precautions 171 Handling Precautions Camcorder Be sure to observe the following precautions to ensure maximum pe rformance. • Save your recordings perio dically . Make sur e to trans fer yo ur r ecor d ings to an e xternal devi ce such as a com puter or digi tal vi deo recorde r ( 0 132) an d save them on a r egular basis.
Handling Precautions 172 Battery P ack • Dirty terminals m ay cause a poor con tact be tween the ba ttery pac k and the camcor der . Wipe the termin als with a s oft cloth . Long-term stor age • Stor e bat tery packs in a dry pl ace at temperat ures no higher than 30 ° C (86 ° F) .
Handling Precautions 173 • Secur e Digital ( SD) me mory car ds have a physical switch to pr event writ ing on the card s o as t o avoid th e acci dental eras ure of the car d’ s content . T o writ e-pr otect the memory card set the switch to the LOCK position.
Maintenance/Others 174 Maintena nce/Othe rs Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a soft , dry c loth t o clean the ca mcorder body . Never use chemic ally tr eated cloth s or volati le solvents such as pai nt thinner .
Maintenance/Others 175 Using the Camcorder Abroad Power Sources Y ou can use the compact power adapter to oper ate the ca mcor der and to charg e batte ry packs in any country with power supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Consult a Canon Servi ce Center for info rmati on on plug ada pters for overse as use.
Accessories 176 Acces sories The foll owing option al acce ssorie s ar e compat ible with this ca mcorder . Select access ories are desc ribed in mo re detail in th e follo wing pages.
Accessori es 177 Optional Acc essorie s Call or vi sit your loc al reta iler/de aler for genui ne Canon v ideo accessorie s. Y ou can also obtain g enuine accessories for your Canon camcorder by call ing: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center .
Accessories 178 Using the built-in memory Using a memory card * Approx imat e time s for re cording with rep eated oper atio ns such as star t/s top, zoomi ng, and power on/ off. Batte ry p ack Recording mode Recording ( maximum) Recording (typ ical)* Playback LCD View find er LCD Viewfind er LC D BP-808 BP-809 MXP 105 mi n.
Accessori es 179 TL-H58 T ele-converter This T ele-conve rter l ens incr eases the focal l ength of t he camcor der lens by a fac tor of 1.5. • The ima ge sta biliz er is not as effectiv e when th e T ele -con verte r is attache d. • The mini mum foc using distan ce at full te leph oto wit h the T ele - conv erte r is 1.
Accessories 180 This mark identif ies genuine Can on video accessories. When you use Canon video equipmen t, we r ecommend Canon-b rand acce ssorie s or p rodu cts beari ng the s ame mark.
Product Codes 181 Product Codes Provided Acces sories CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D89 Wireless Contr oller D83-0790-000 STV-250N Stere o Video Cable 3067A.
Specifications 182 Specifications XA10 — V alu es given are ap proximate figures. System • Record ing System Movies: AVCHD Video c ompression: MPEG-4 A VC/H.264; Audio co mpres sion: Do lby Digita l 2ch Phot os: D CF (Desi gn rule for Came ra File syste m), comp atible wi th Exif * V er .
Specifications 183 • White Balanc e Auto whi te b alance, Custom whit e bala nce (2 setti ngs), Us er -defin ed colo r temp eratur e or Pr eset white bal ance settin gs: Daylight, Shade, Cloudy , Fluorescent, Fl uorescent H, T ungsten • Mi nim um Illu mi na tio n 0.
Specifications 184 Power/Others • Power su pply (rat ed) 7.4 V DC (battery pack), 8.4 V DC (compa ct power adapter) • Power consumption : 3.2 W (SP mode, AF on, LCD normal brightness) 3.0 W (SP mode, AF on, viewfinder) Maximum rated powe r consumption: 10.
Specifications 185 About the mu sic files The sp ecifi cations of the music file s comp atible with the camcor der are as f ollows. Audio encoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channel s Minimum length : 1 second File typ e: WAV The mus ic data is saved in the mem ory un der th e follow ing fold ers.
186 3D Flip Vi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 A Abr oad, us ing the ca mcorder . . . . . . . . . . . 175 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 61 Apert ure (f num ber) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187 M M (Ma nu al) mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Maintenanc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188 W Waveform monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Wind scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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190 CANON DIGIT AL VIDEO PRODUCTS LIMI TED WA RRANTY The limited warran ty set forth below is giv en by Canon Canada In c. ("Ca non Canada") with resp ec t to Canon Digital Video Product s (the "Products ") purchas ed in Canada.
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