Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XA10 Canon
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© CANON INC. 2011 PUB. DIM-1008-000 Canon Inc. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, T okyo 146-8501, Japan 0000NiXX.X PRINTED IN JAP AN / IMPRIMÉ AU JAPON / IMPRESO EN JAPÓN USA CANON U.S.A., INC. NEW JERSEY OFFICE 100 Jamesburg Road, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 USA CANON U.
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 INTERFERENCE, 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 instruction s. 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 it ideal in a variety of situat ions. Th e follo wing ar e just s ome of the ma ny functi ons featu red 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 b righter ( 0 65). Th is operat ion is simple yet allow s you to shoot with the desire d exposure.
7 Enjoying yo ur Recordings o n Other De vices Eye-Fi Conne ct t he cam corde r to an HDTV ( 0 127) Play vid eo directly from your rec orded memory ca rd AVC HD -c om pa ti bl e H D TV s a nd digit al rec orde rs wit h a card sl ot compatible with the type of memory card used *.
8 1 Int rod ucti on 1 1 About this Manual 11 Conv entio ns Use d in this Ma nual 11 Supplied Acces sories and CD-ROMs 13 Names of Parts 15 2 P reparat ions 22 Charging the B attery Pack 22 Prep ari ng.
9 Video S copes 84 Displaying the Waveform Monitor during [ A Programmed AE] Recording Program 84 Displaying the Waveform Monitor during [ y Manual Exposu re] Recording Program 84 Disp layin g the E d.
10 9 Saving/Sh aring Recordin gs 132 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 132 Copy ing Sc enes from th e Date In dex 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 nua l Thank you for pur chasing the Can on XA10. Pl ease r ead this manu al car efull y 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 , ref er to T roubleshooting ( 0 159).
About this Manual 12 Self Timer Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] screen. [FUNC.] [MENU] 8 [Self Time r] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and th en touch [ a ]. • n will appe ar on the screen. • Repeat, sel ecting [ B Off], to tur n off th e self timer . Movies: In record pause mode, pr ess 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 dapter (incl . powe r cord ) BP-808 Batter y Pack Microphone holder unit (incl. screws) Handle u nit (inc l.
Supplied Accessories and CD-R OMs 14 The foll owing CD- ROMs and softw ar e are supplie d 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 (camera/play) button ( 0 31) 4 DISP . (onscreen displa y) button ( 0 87)/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) dia l ( 0 9.
Names of Parts 19 1 Accesso ry shoe Cold shoe for attachi ng access ories s uch as the optio nal 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.
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 playback mode.
Charging the B attery Pack 22 Prep arati on s Charg ing th e Batte r y Pack The camco rder can be power ed with a bat tery pack or dir ectly using the c ompact p ower adap ter . The first time you use a battery pack, fully charge it a nd then use the camcor der until t he batte ry pa ck 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 th e dir ection of the arrow and hold it pr essed down. 2 Sli de the b attery pack and then pull it out. IMPORT ANT • T urn of f the camcorder befor e con necting or d isconnec ting t he com pact powe r 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 scr een. Whe n attach ing the l ens hood, gr ip belt and straps, be careful not to drop the camcorder .
Preparing th e Camcorde r 25 Attaching the Lens Hood Attach t he lens ho od to pr otect the lens and r educe the amo unt of stray light that 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 abou t how to t ake car e of the viewf inder , r efer to Hand ling P recau tion s ( 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 pres sed down for more than 2 seconds. • Repea t this action to switch the LCD b ackli ght betwe en of f (normal) and on (bright).
Prep ari ng th e Cam corde r 28 Attachi ng an op tion al wri st strap 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 wris t strap 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 when you pr ess the buttons. • Y ou can r otate 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 dynam icall y dependin g on the operat ing mode an d the t ask you ar e performing .
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 t o switch the ca mcor der betwe en camera ( r ecor d ing) m ode an d playba ck mode.
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 avai lable menu option s and settin gs, refer to the ap pendix 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 se ttings will be reset to de fault 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 th e wire le ss con tro lle r .
First Time S ettings 34 First Time Settings 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] scre en will app ear automa tical ly when th e camcor der’ s clock is not set.
First Time Settings 35 Changing the Time Z one 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. ] [M ENU] 6 [T ime Zon e/DST] • T ouching [FUNC.] is necessary only when performing th e procedure in a r e cording mode.
Using a Memo ry Card 36 Using a Memory Card Memory Ca r ds Com patible 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 rt E y e- F i c a rd fu nc t io n s (i nc l u di ng w i rel e ss t ra n sf e r) . I n ca s e o f an issue w ith an Eye- Fi car d, pleas e check wi th the car d 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-i n memory or on a memory car d.
Using a Memory Card 39 NOTES • Y ou cannot 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 nse rt it int o mem ory card slot X . • The re wil l be a momenta ry stop in t he scene at the point wher e the camcorder s witches fro m one 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 fo r the fi rst tim e. Y ou c an als o initia lize a memory car d or the buil t-in memory to per manentl y delete al l the r ecordings it contai ns.
Recording Movie s and Photos 41 Recording Recording Mo vies an d Photo s By def ault, m ovies an d phot os ar e r ecor ded i n the bu ilt-i n memor y . Y ou can sele ct the me mory that wi ll be used to r ecord movi es and phot os ( 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 s hoot vid eo an d take p hotos, the c amcord er wil l a utomatica lly ad just various settings for you. 1 Set the mo de switch to . 2 T urn on the camcorder . T o re c o rd vi d e o Press g to begin r ecording.
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 Sc enes (Recor ding)] sett ing. I m mediate ly afte r re cor ding a scene , you wi ll have the option to rate it by touching one of t he rating but tons; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to lea ve th e sc ene u nrat ed.
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 me mory card slot cover .
Recording Movie s and Photos 45 NOTES • The ST ART/STOP b utton on the ha ndle has a lock lever to pr event acci dental operat ion. Set the lock lev er to R in cases s uch as when y ou do n ot want a r ecor ding inadver tently p aused or do no t 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 mode), y ou can enj oy 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 order’ s setting s to your pr eference .
Recording Movie s and Photos 47 IMPORT ANT • Observ e the follo wing precau tions while th e ACCESS 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 cam corde r enters the standb y mode. In standby mo de the camco rder consumes o nly abo u 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 r ecording 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 Rate Y ou ca n cha nge t he fra me ra te (t he nu mber of fr ames recorded p er se cond ) to c han ge t he look of y our movi es. 1 Open the [ Frame Rate] s creen. [FUNC.] [MEN U] 8 [Fr ame Rat e] 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 auto focus. 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 pr eset po siti on for the f ocus in advance so that you can la ter ret urn to th at pr eset focus p osition 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 autofoc us, you can 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 th e other side of a window .
Focus A djustment 54 1 Open the [ Face Detection & T racking] screen. [FUNC.] [MEN U] 7 [Face Dete ction & 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 mor e than one p erson i n the pictur e, the cam cord er wil l auto matica lly select one per son i t determi nes is the main subject.
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 ca mcor 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 handle, using the zoom buttons on the wire less controlle r 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 tele photo. ** When the zoom speed is to o fast (ap pro ximately 2 s econds end-t o-end) , the camco rde r will hav e more tr ouble f ocus ing au tomati cally while zooming.
Zooming 58 Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Controls 1 Display the zoom contr ols on the touch screen. [FUNC.] [ZOOM] • The zoom c ontro 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 a r ea to zoom out or anywher e wi thin the P area to zoo m in.
Zooming 59 Digital T ele -Converter Using the digi tal te le-con verter , 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 and 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 camco r 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 Contro l (AGC) Limit 61 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit When r ecordin g in dar k 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 valu es may resul t in mor e noticeable video noi se.
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 ogram s, the camc or der wil l adju st the shutt er speed and/or a p ertur e value to o btain the opti mal exposur e.
Automatic Exposure Re cording Programs 63 NOTES •[ B Shutter -Pri. AE]: - On screen on ly the denom inator is display ed – [ B 250] in dicates a shutter s pe ed of 1/2 50 second, 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 a rea 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 and the e xposu re will be adj uste d auto matic ally s o the area yo u touched will be corre ctly exposed.
White Balance 67 White Balance The white bal ance funct ion helps you to accura tely r eproduc e colors under diffe rent lighting cond ition s. POINTS TO CHECK • Se lect a r ecor ding progr am other tha n the Speci al Scene r ecording pro grams. 1 Open the white balance screen.
White Balance 68 NOTES • When you select a custom white balance: -S e t 7 [Digital Zoom ] to [ B Off ]. - Reset the white balance when you cha nge locat ions or the li ghting or other condi tions change. - Depe ndin g on th e light source, g may ke ep fl ashing .
Special Scene R ecording Programs 69 Special Scen e Recording Programs Reco rding in a very br ight sk i resort or capt uring the full co lors of a s unset or a firework s 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 pi ctur e may not a ppear sm ooth d uring playback. •[ F Portrait ]: The b lur eff ect of the b ackgr o und i ncr eases the mo re you zoo m in ( P ). •[ I Snow] /[ J Beach]: The su bject may become overexposed on cloudy days or in shad ed 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 • Se lect a r ecor ding progr am other tha n the Speci al Scene r ecording pro grams. • Im age e ffe cts are n ot availab le i n in frar ed mode.
Self Timer 72 Self Timer 1 Open the [Self Timer] scr een. [FUNC.] [MEN U] 8 [Sel f T imer ] 2T o u c h [ A On n ] and then touch [ a ]. • n will appear on th e scr een. • Rep eat, sel ecting [ B Off], to tur n off the self timer . Movies: In r ecord pause mode, pr ess 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 ter nal 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 receiv er to the camcor der’ s grip belt . 2 Connect the r eceiver to the camcor der’ s MIC terminal. 3 If ne cessary , activat e the audi o mix fu nction ( 0 80) and adjust t he audio mix bal ance. 4 Attach th e microphone (tr ansmitter) 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 multaneously . 2 Set the XLR terminal switch of t he desired channel to LINE or MIC.
Audio Record ing Level 76 Audio Recording Level 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 ophon e or Audio Sou rce Connected t o an XLR T erminal When a m icr ophone o r audio sour ce is c onnected to an XLR t erminal and the a udio in put swi tch is set to EXT , the au dio level in dicato r will a ppear on the screen .
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 Direct ionality] 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 ailab le when re cording s ound using t he b uilt- in micr ophone.
Audio Mix 80 Audio Mix Whe n recording , you can mix audi o from th e buil t-in mic ropho ne wi th ext er nal aud io from the M IC termin al and a djust t he mix bal ance for ori ginal sound ef fects.
Using Headphones 81 Using Headphon es Use he adph ones fo r play back o r to che ck the au dio lev el wh ile recordin g. The headp hon es are conn ecte d to the AV OUT/ X termi nal, whic h is used for both the hea dphones and the audi o/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 ext er nal moni tor wi thout touc hing the camcor der .
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. ] [M ENU] 8 [ C o l o r B a r s & Te s t To n e ] 2 T ouch 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 wav eform monitor . It can also d isplay an edge m onito r* to he lp you focu s. Th e vid eo s cope s ap pear only on t he L CD s creen. They d o n ot a ppear in t he v iewfin der o r on an external mo nitor .
Video Sn apshot 85 Video Sn apshot Record a series of short scenes. Then, pl ay back your video snapshot scenes set to your favorite music ( 0 118). The default length of a video snapshot scene i s 4 .
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 uniti es. Thi s is e speci ally u seful when i t is dif ficult to pre 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 turn the onscreen dis plays on/of f in the following seque.
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 camcorder f eatures 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. Al so, you can s elect w hether the li ghter ar eas of t he pictur e appear in gr een or whi te.
Custom Button and Dial 90 Customiz ation Custom Button and Dial Y ou can assign to f and CUSTOM dial one of severa l fr equently used func tions. Y ou can then adjust 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 featur es 2 buttons to whi ch you ca n assign various f unctions. By assigni ng often us ed functi ons, you can qui ckly acc ess them with a s ingle pr ess of a butto n. Chan gin g th e As sign ed F unc ti on 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 Me mory Card Menu set ti ngs must be save d to memo ry c ar d Y .
Pla yi ng Bac k Video 93 Playb ack Playing Back Video 1 Press S . • Y ou can also press a nd hold B on the wi reless contr oll er for mor e than 2 s econds to switch b etween shooting and pl ayback mode . 2 Open the date index s cr 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 co ntinue un til the end of the last scene i n the index s creen. • T ouch the scr een to displ ay the playbac k contr ols.
Pla yi ng Bac k Video 95 During pl ayback pause: IMPORT ANT • Observ e the follo wing precau tions while th e ACCESS 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 the date inde x screen to switc h to 3D Fli p View. This co nven ient way of disp laying scenes gr ouped by reco rdin g date in a 3D lay out can be usef ul to flip thro ugh a large num ber of reco rdi ng s.
The Index Sel ection Screen: Selecti ng the Content to Play B ack 97 The Inde x Selectio n Scr een: Selec ting the Conten t to Play Ba ck Fr om the i ndex se lect 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 dele te tho se sc enes and st ories that y ou are n ot int erested in keep ing . Dele ting s cene s 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 ] [ G allery ] Bring the desired 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 pr eexisting stories, [Unsorted] and [Vi deo Snapsho t], cannot b e deleted. 1 Open the gallery . [ b ] [ Gallery] 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 point w here you want to divi de the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen.
Selecting the Playback Starting Point 102 Selecting t he Playba ck Sta rting Poin t If yo u have a very long sc ene , you ma y want to star t playin g ba ck the s cen e from a cert ain poi nt. Y o u 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 viousl y r ecor ded sc ene.
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 re ad the IMPORT ANT section ( 0 104) before usi ng an Eye-Fi car d.
Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 105 Video Storie s and C inema Style Usin g St ory Cr eator to C r eat e Video Stor ie s Story Cre ator is a helpful func tion that of fers suggestions for typical scenes i n a number of si tuations.
Using Story Creator to Create Video S tories 106 Recording a Scen e within a St ory Press g t o r ecord movies within the selected story scene (category). • Use the di spla yed r ecommended length as a r efere nce whe n recor ding scen es. • Scenes wil l be r ecorded un d er t he stor y and c ategory c urre ntly se lect ed.
Using Story Creator to Create Video Stories 107 Recording Ad ditional Scenes wi thin an Exist ing Story 1 Start Story Creator mode. [FUNC.] [ Story Cre ator] • Alter na tiv ely , you can se t an as sig nabl e but ton to [ S tory Creato r] ( 0 91). 2 Select the story to whi ch you want to add new scenes.
CINEMA Mode and Cinem a-Look Filters 108 CINEMA Mode and Cinema-Look Filters In mode, the cam cord er wil l adju st the frame rate a nd sever al o ther pi cture-r elated setti ngs 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-look f ilters. Select the desir ed filter while p reviewi ng the eff ect on the screen. NOTES • Pho tos ca nn ot be recorde d wh ile th e cam cord er is s et to mo de.
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 s tamps, water marks, the date/t ime, and even your own fr eehand drawings . Fr eehand drawings can help em phasiz e a portion of the pict ure to att ract viewers ' atten tion.
Adding Decoratio ns 111 T o use [P ens an d Stam ps] 1T o u c h [ ] . • Th e [Pens and Stam ps] scre en w ill app ear . 2 Sel ect the desir ed pen or st amp fr om [T ools]. 3 Sel ect white or black fr om [Colors]. • Alter na tivel y , you can tou ch [ ] an d s elect a color from th e col or p alet te.
Adding Decorations 112 T o load a previousl y saved canvas In t he de cora tion scree n: 1 T ouch [ ] and then t ouch [ f Load]. 2 T ouch [Y es ]. • The free hand drawin gs and stamps s aved i n the memory w ill b e lo aded. 3T o u c h [ f ]. T o use [A nima ted 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] scr een of the image mix functi o n ( 0 112). 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the image you cr eated.
Adding Decorations 114 Decorat ing Scenes du ring Pla yback 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 ex plained in the prev ious 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 com pelling 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 result i n permanent data loss. - Do not open the double me mory card slot cover . - Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder .
Rati ng 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 or der to play back or copy o nly your favorit e scenes.
Playback with Back ground Music 118 Playback wit h Backg r ound Music Play back movies (or a pho to slides how) with bac kgr 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 Music 119 T o adj ust the background music balan ce during pla yback 1 During play back, touch the scr een to display the play back contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your finger along the [Music Bal a nce] bar to adjust th e background music balance as desir ed and touch [ f ].
Playback with Back ground Music 120 IMPORT ANT • If you use cop yrig hted s ongs and m usic tr acks i n your video creation s, rememb er tha t music unde r copyright may not be used without permission f rom the copyright holder , except f or cases permi tted un der a pplic able la ws, su ch a s for person al us e.
Copying and Mo ving 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 within the s ame sto ry scene (cate gory), between s tory scene s in t he sam e sto ry , and between s tor ies r ecor ded in th e same memor y .
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 stor y , the curre nt date will be used as the stor y’ s tit le 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 th e cam corder , m ake su re to al ign the tr iangl e ma rks on the c able’ 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 term inal co ver .
Connection Diag rams 125 Connection Dia grams In the f ollow ing conne ctio n diagr ams, the left side s hows the t ermina ls on the c amcor der a nd the ri ght side sh ows (for r eference o nly) an ex ample of te rminal s on a connec ted device.
Connection Diagrams 126 NOTES • Pow er the camcor der using the c ompact p ower adapter and o nly then connect it to the compute r using the supp lied US B cab le in the follow ing cas es. - T o w rite back scen es recorde d wit h th is ca mcorde r that were p revious ly sav ed o n a compu 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 ens ure the best play bac k qual ity . 1 T ur n off t he camcorder and the TV .
Viewing Photos 128 Photos View ing 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 wan t to play back. • Move the zoo m lever towar d Q to show 15 photos pe r page; move it towar d P to show 6 photos per page.
Viewing Photos 129 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The pho to is disp layed in si ngle pho to view. • Drag your fi nger left/right t o browse thr ough the phot os one by one. T o return to th e index screen from single photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to display the play back contr ols.
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 an d eve n set it to musi c. 1 Open the [Photos] index screen. [ b ] [Photos] 2 Select the backgr ound music to use during the photo slides how . • 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 mor y or on m em ory 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 t o the fr ont. [ b ] [ Galler y] Desir ed sto ry • Check th at yo u have sele cte d the f tab (built-in memory) or 4 tab (memory car d 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 eckmar k O will appear on the photos you touch. The tota l number of selec ted photos will appear next to the o icon.
Saving Reco rdings on a Computer 135 Saving Reco rdings 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 ding s on a comp uter on a regular basis.
Saving Reco rdings on a Co mputer 136 4 Computer: The camcor der will appear as a n ew device (or drive), for ex ample, [Canon XA10]. Use the pr ogram of your choice or the s tandard appli cation built into your computer’ s operating system to transfer or copy your photos 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-ray Di sc r ecor ders and other A VCHD-co mpatib le digi tal vide o recorders usin g th e su pplied US B cab le to mak e per fect cop ies o f yo ur mov ies in hig h d efini tion.
Copying Re cordings to an Exter nal 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 powering the camco rder using the compac t power 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 (ste p 4) 1 T ouch on the individual scenes you want to convert. • A ch eckmar k O will appe ar on the sc enes you touch. The t otal n umber of sel ected scenes will appear next to the o icon.
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. • Con nection D . Refer to Connecti on Diagra ms ( 0 126). 2 Computer: T ransfer Utility will start up automatically .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 142 Convertin g Only Part of a Scene o r Story 1 Play back the scen e or story that y ou want to partially conv ert. • Che ck that you have se lect ed a sc ene recor ded in th e built-in memory or o n me mory car d X .
Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites 143 NOTES • Dep ending on the amount 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 vid eo 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 etails about ho w to sel ect an ite m , r efer t o Usi ng the 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 rdi ng 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 st ories, [Un sort ed] and [Vi deo Snap shot ]. Edit Pa nel - Mod e * Operation not availa ble for r ecording s on memory ca rd Y ( 7 t ab).
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 147 1 Option availa ble only f or reco rding movies . [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] or [ 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 ersio n len s sett ing. The ca mcor d er wi ll then optimi ze the image stabi lizat ion an d adjust the minimum o bject d istance .
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 in o rde r to displ ay the pi ctur e in full and in th e correct asp ect r ati o.
Appendix: Menu Options Lists 150 [Rate Scenes (Re c ording)]: When set to [ A On], the scen e rating s cene will appear af ter every s cene 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 zzzz 81 [Notif ication Sounds] [ N High Volume ] , [ M Low Volume ], [ B Off] zzzz – [Audio Out put CH].
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 ca ble. 2 Opti on avail able on ly afte r having insert ed an Eye-F i card into mem ory card slo t 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 -CEC us ing an optio nal HDMI cable , you can co ntrol the camc ord er’ s playbac k usi ng the remote c ontr ol o f the TV .
Appendix: O nscreen Icon s 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 Icon s and Di splays 157 NOTES • Y ou can press the DISP . button to turn off most icons and displa ys. Play ing M ovi es (du ring play back ) 7 11 51 50 9 23 53 54 55 56 14 52 5.
Append ix: Onscre en Ico ns and D isplays 158 7 Memor y opera tion N Recor d, M Recor d pause, A Pla yback, C Play back pau se, I Fast pl aybac k, J Fas t reverse p layb ack , G Slow playback, H Slow r evers e playb ack, E Fram e adva nce , F Fr ame reve rse.
Troubleshooting 159 T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to th is sec tion . So meti mes w hat y ou think is a malfunction of th e camcorder may have t he simplest of solutions - please r ead the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions.
Troubleshooting 160 Recording Pr essi ng 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 u ntil the camco rder has finished. - The memory is full or it alr eady 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 of t he battery pac k is outside i ts operating range ( appro ximately 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)). Remove t he 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 levels. - W hen recor d ing near l oud sounds (such as fire works, shows or concerts ), sound may becom e distorted or it may not b e re corded at the actual levels. Adj ust the a udio recor d ing lev el 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 between 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 stopped.
Troubleshooting 166 Cannot play back - Y ou cannot play back scenes that wer e recor ded or edited using another devi ce 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 camcord er's mode to y or .
Troubleshooting 168 File name er ror - The folder and fi le numbers have r eached t heir maximum value. Set 8 [Photo Numbering] to [Reset] and delete all th e photo s on the memory ca rd ( 0 130) or initiali ze it ( 0 40).
Troubleshooting 169 Number of stories alr eady at maximum - The gallery already contains the maximum num ber of stories (98 us er -created stories in any one given me mory). Delete some storie s ( 0 100) or change the recording memory for movies ( 0 38).
Troubleshooting 170 T oo many photos. Disconnect the USB cable. - Disconnect the USB cable. T ry using a memory car d read er or decre ase the number of photo s on the memory card to fewer than 2,500 photos (Windows), or 1,000 photos (Mac OS). - If a dial og box appear ed on the computer sc re en, close it.
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 digit al vi deo recorde r ( 0 132) and s ave them on a regular basis.
Handling Precautions 172 Battery P ack • Dirty terminals m ay cause a poor con tact be tween the b attery pac k and the camcor der . Wipe the termin als with a so ft cloth . Long-term storag e • Stor e battery packs in a d ry plac e at temperat ures no hi gher than 30 ° C (86 ° F) .
Handling Precautions 173 • Se cur e Digita l (SD) me mory ca rds ha ve a physic al swit ch to pre vent writin g on the car d so as t o avo id the acci dental erasur e 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 Maintenanc e/Othe rs Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a soft, dry c loth t o clea n the camcor der body . Never use chemic ally tr eated cloth s or volati le solvents such as pai nt thinner .
Maintenance/Others 175 Using the Camcorder Abro ad Power Sources Y ou can use the compact power adapter to oper ate the ca mcor der and to char ge batte ry pac ks 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.
Accessories 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 genuine 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 tim es for re cording with repeated oper atio ns such as st art/s top , zoomi ng, and power on/ off. Batte ry pac k Recording mode Recording ( maximum) Recording (typical)* Playback LCD View find er LC D Viewf inder LCD BP-808 BP-809 MXP 105 mi n.
Accessories 179 TL-H58 T ele-converter This T ele-conve rter l ens incr eases the focal l ength of th e camcor der lens by a fac tor of 1.5. • The ima ge sta bilizer is not as effective wh en th e T ele-c onv erte r is attache d. • The mini mum foc using distanc e at full te lepho to with 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 pr oducts beari ng the sam e 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 alues given are approximate figures . System • Recor ding System Movies: AVCHD Video compression : MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio co mpres sion : Dolby 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 balance, Custom white bala nce (2 setti ngs), User -defin ed color temp eratur e or Pres et 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 s upply (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 ca mcor der are as f ollo ws. Audio encod ing: Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum length: 1 se cond File typ e: WAV The mus ic data is saved in the mem ory under th e follow ing fold ers.
186 3D Flip Vie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 A Abr oad, us ing the ca mcor der . . . . . . . . . . . 175 AGC (automatic gain control) limit . . . . . . . . . 61 Apert ure (f num ber) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187 M M (Ma nu al) mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Maintenanc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Manual exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Manual focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188 W Waveform monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Wind scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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