Canon ZR960 manuel d'utilisation

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    PUB. DIM-0915-000 Digital Video Camcorder Instruction Manual Caméscope numérique Manuel d'instruction English Français Español Videocámara digital Manual de Instrucciones NTSC Mini Digital Vide o Cassette C OP Y[...]

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    2 • Introd uction Introduction Cleaning the Video Heads Digital video camco r ders record video signals onto the tape in very thin lines (as thin as 1/8 the width of a hai r). The following anomalies may appear if the video heads are even slightly dirty . • Mosaic or other blocky video a rtifacts (Fig. 1) or banding (Fig. 2) appea r on the pict[...]

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    Introduc tion • 3 Important Usage Instructions WARN ING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOS E THIS APP ARA TUS TO R AIN OR MOISTURE. For Canada only: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NOT EXPOSE THI S PRODUCT TO D RIPPING OR SPLA SHING. WARN ING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND T O REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFE[...]

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    4 • Introd uction In these sa fety instruction s the word “appar atus” or “product” refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR960 A and all its access ories. 1 Read these instructio ns. 2 Keep these ins tructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ins tructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cl oth. 7 [...]

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    Introduc tion • 5 e. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged. f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance. This indicates a need for service. 25 Replacement Parts — When r eplacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts that are s pecified by Canon or that have t[...]

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    6 • Table of contents T able of contents Introduction __ ______________ _________ _________ __ 9 About this Manual 10 Getting to Know the Camcorder 10 Supplied Accessories 11 Name s of Parts 13 Screen Dis plays Preparations __ _________ ______________ _________ __ 15 Getting Started 15 Charging the Battery Pack 17 Installing the Backup Battery 17[...]

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    Table of contents • 7 29 Advanced Functio ns 29 : Special Scene Rec ording Pr ograms 31 Flexible Re cording: Changing the Shutter Speed 32 LCD V ideo Light 32 Self Timer 32 Manual Focus Adjustment 33 Manual Exposur e Adjustment 34 White Balance 35 Image E ffe cts 35 Digital Ef fec ts 36 Using an External Microphone 37 Audio Play back Modes Extern[...]

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    8 • Table of contents 58 General Information 58 S ys tem Di ag ram 59 Optio nal Accessori es 62 P r od uct Cod es 63 Specifications 65 In dex C OP Y[...]

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    Introduc tion • 9 Thank you for purc hasing the Canon ZR960. Please r ead this manual car efully befor e you use the camcor der and r etain it for futur e refe rence. Should your camcor der fail to operate cor rectly , r efer to T roubleshooting ( 50). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPOR T ANT : Pr ecautio ns rel ated to the camcor der’ s[...]

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    10 • Introd uction Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorder * CA-590E including p ower cord, in Asia. Supplied Accessories CA-590 Compact Power Adapter* BP-2L5 Battery Pack Lithium Button Battery (CR1616) STV-250N Stereo Video Cable Online pr oduct r egistration for US A Customers on ly . Register your pr oduct online at www. registercan on.com 9 Pr otect[...]

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    Introduc tion • 11 Names of Parts L e ft s id e v i ew Front view Righ t si de vi ew Lens cover switch ( 23) ( open, closed ) Speake r ( 27) CHG (charge) indicator ( 15) DV term inal ( 39, 43) MIC (microphone) t erminal (red) ( 36) AV te r mi n a l ( 3 9 ) Lock button switch Mode s witch ( 24) Ea sy rec ord ing Recor ding progra ms Grip belt ( 17[...]

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    12 • Introd uction B ac k v i ew To p v i e w Bottom view Joystick ( 18) FUNC. button ( 18, 45) D.EFF ECTS butto n ( 3 5) Viewfinder ( 23) Dioptric adjustm ent lever ( 23) ST ANDBY indi cator ( 25) VIEW FINDER but ton ( 23) Start/ Stop butt on ( 23) DC IN termin al ( 15) LCD screen ( 20) Serial nu mber/ Battery at tachment un it ( 15) Backup batt[...]

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    Introduc tion • 13 Screen Displays Recording Movies Zoom ( 25), Exposure ( 33) Recordi ng program ( 29) White bala nce ( 34) Image e ffects ( 35) LCD vi deo l ight ( 32 ) Digit al eff ect s ( 35) Con de nsa ti on w arn ing ( 56 ) Shutt er speed ( 31) Self time r ( 32) Playing Movies Manual exposu r e ( 33) Manua l fo cus ( 32) Image s tabilizer ([...]

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    14 • Introd uction T ape operation Record, Record pause, Stop, Eject, Fas t forward, Rewind, Playback , Play back pause, Fast f orward playback, Rewin d p layb ack Remaining tape Indicates t he remaining time of th e tape in minutes . ( moves while recor ding.) When the tape reaches its end, the displa y changes to “ END”. • When the time l[...]

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    Pre paratio ns • 15 Preparations This chapter desc ribes basic o perations, su ch as navigating the menus, and first time settings to help y ou learn more about your camcord er . Gettin g Starte d Charging th e Battery P ack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a battery pack or dir ectly usi ng the compact pow er adapter . Charge the battery pa[...]

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    16 • Prep aratio ns 1 Slide in the direction of the arr ow and hold it pr essed down . 2 Slide t he battery pack down an d then pu ll it out IMPORT ANT • W e recommen d chargin g the b attery pack in temperatur es between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F). Out side th e temper atur e r ange o f 0 °C t o 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) , chargin[...]

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    Pre paratio ns • 17 Installing the Backup Battery The backu p battery (CR1616 lithium button batt ery) allows the c amcorder to retain the da te, ti me ( 20) and othe r camcorder se ttings while the power sour ce i s disconne cted. Connec t a power source to the ca mcorder when replacing the back up battery to r etain the settings. 1 Remove th e [...]

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    18 • Prep aratio ns Basic Operati on of the Camcorder Joystick and Jo ystick Gu ide Use the j oystick to oper ate the camcor der ’ s menus. Press to display/hid e the joystick guide (when re cording, the jo ystick guide will appe ar only w hen the mo de switch is set to ). The functions that appear on the joystick guide will change depending on[...]

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    Pre paratio ns • 19 Selecting an Option from the Setup Menus 1 Pr ess . 2 Select ( ) [ ME NU] and press to ope n the setu p menu s. Y ou can also hold pressed down for more than 1 second to open directly the setup menus screen. 3 Select ( ) the desired menu from the lef t side column and press . The titl e of the sel ected me nu appears o n top o[...]

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    20 • Prep aratio ns Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to match your location. The default setting is New Y ork or Singapore, depending on the r egi on o f pur ch ase . [ M E N U ] [ DA T E/TIME SETUP] [T . ZONE/D ST] Desired time zone* * T o adju st for dayligh t saving time, selec t the area name m arked with a . Setting the Date and [...]

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    Pre paratio ns • 21 NOTES About the LCD and viewfinder screen : The screens a re produced u sing extre mely high-p reci sion m anufac turing techn iques, with mor e than 99. 99% of the pixels operating t o specification. Le ss than 0.01% of the pixel s may occasionally misfire or appear as bla ck, r ed, blue or gr een d ots. Th is h as no effe ct[...]

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    22 • Prep aratio ns 3 Press the mark on the cas sette co mpart ment un til it clicks. 4 Wait for the cassette compartmen t to retract automat ically and close the cassette comp artment cover . IMPORT ANT • Do not interfer e with the ca ssette compartm ent whi le it is openi ng or closing a utomatical ly , or attemp t to clo se the cover befo re[...]

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    Video • 2 3 V ideo This chapter covers functi ons re lated to s hooting and p laying back movies – fr om basic r ecor ding and zoo ming to mor e advanced manual pictur e adjustment s. Basic Recordi ng Shooting V ideo 1 Move the len s cover switch down to to open th e lens cove r . 2 Holdi ng the lock bu tton pr essed dow n, set the swit ch to C[...]

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    24 • Video NOTES • About the recording time : By c hangi ng the recording mo de you can cha nge the video quality and as a result, also the available re cording ti me ( 46). • Previous recordin gs overwritten by a new r ecording can not be r ecovere d. Before you star t recording, search for the end of the last re cording ( 28). • T o prote[...]

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    Video • 25 Zooming: Optical, Ad vanced and Digital Zoom The camcor der of fers three types of zoom: optic al, advanced and digital zoom. Y ou can also change the zoom speed. Selecting the Zoom T ype Options  Default value [ M E N U ] [ CAMERA SETUP] [ZOOM TY PE] D esired option NOTES The advanced zoom c annot be select ed if [WIDESCREEN ] is s[...]

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    26 • Video second*, ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportunities. * The ac tual time required var ies depending on the sho oting con ditions. 1 With the camc or der on, close the LCD pane l. • If you ar e us ing the vi ewfinder and the LCD pane l is clos ed, pr ess to ente r the standby mode. • A beep will sound and the orange ST[...]

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    Video • 27 Basic Playback Pla ying Ba ck V ideo 1 Holdi ng the lock bu tton pr essed dow n, set the swit ch to PLA Y . 2 Pres s to displ ay the joyst ick guide. 3 Locate the poi nt where y ou want to begi n the playba ck. Push the joystick ( ) toward to rewind the tape o r ( ) toward to fast forward . 4 Push t he joystick ( ) t oward / to begi n [...]

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    28 • Video Locating the End of the Las t Scene After p laying back a tape, us e this function to locate the end of the last scene r ecord ed in or der t o continue reco rdi ng f rom th at poi nt. POINTS TO CHECK Stop the playback before using this function. [ END SEARCH] [EXECUTE] • [END SEARCH] appears. • The camc order re winds/fas t forwar[...]

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    Video • 29 Advanced Functions : Special Scene R ecording Prog rams Rec ordin g in a very brig ht s ki res ort o r capturing t he full co lors of a sunset or a fireworks displ ay become s as easy as selecting a Special Scene r ecordi ng pr ogram. For de tails about t he available options, refer to the sidebar on page 30 . POINTS TO CHECK Mode swi [...]

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    30 • Video [ PROGR AM AE] The camcor der sets the aperture and shutter speed. [ PORTRAIT] The camcor der uses a lar g e ape rture, ach ievi ng a focus o n the subject while blurring other dis tracting detai ls. [S P O R T S ] Use this mod e to reco rd s po rts scenes such as tennis or golf. [ NIGHT] Use this mode to re cord in low-light condition[...]

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    Video • 31 Flexible Re cording: Changing the Shut ter S peed Use the automa tic exposur e (AE) program to use functions like the white balance o r image e ffe cts, or to select the shutter speed. Use faster shutter speeds to reco rd subjects moving q uickly . Use sl ower shutter speeds to add motion b lur , emphasizi ng the feel of movement. POIN[...]

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    32 • Video LCD Vide o Lig ht Y ou can us e the brightness of the LCD scre en (LCD video light) to recor d in completely dark places. For a brighter pictur e, we reco mmend keeping a distance of about 20 c m - 60 cm ( 8 in. - 2 ft.) fr om the subj ect and/or using the [ NIGHT] recording program. 1 T ur n on the LC D vide o light. [ LCD LIGHT OFF] [...]

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    Video • 33 1 Pres s to displ ay the joyst ick guide. 2 Push the joysti ck ( ) towar d [FOCU S] to ac tivate the manual focus. [FOCUS] on the joystick guide will be displayed in light blue and [MF] appears o n the scr een. 3 Adjus t ( ) the focu s as necessary. • Push the joystick ( ) towa r d for a farther f ocal dist ance or push it ( ) towar [...]

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    34 • Video neutral value “±0” appear on the screen. 3 Adjus t ( ) t he bri ghtness of the image as required. • The adjustment range and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the initial brightness of the pictur e. • Pushing the joystick ( ) toward [EXP] again will r eturn the camcor der to automati c expo[...]

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    Video • 35 • In the following cases, if the colors on the scree n do not look natural using the [ AUTO] setti ng, try using the custom white balance. - Changing l ighting conditions - Close-ups - Subjects in a single color (sky , sea or fores t) - Und er mercury la mps and certain types of f luoresc ent lights Image Effect s Y ou can use the im[...]

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    36 • Video Appl ying Press to activate th e fader/effect. • The icon of the select ed digital ef fect turns gr een. • Pr ess again to deactivate the digital ef fect. Pre ss ... : ...i n r ecor d pau se mode, then press to start r ecording with a fad e in. : ...in pl ayba ck pause mo de, then push the joystick ( ) toward / to fade in and start[...]

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    Video • 37 • When a n external mi cr ophone is conn ected to th e camcor der , [WIND SCREEN] will automatically be set to [ OFF ]. Audio Playback Modes Selecting the Audio Ch annel Y ou can select what audio channel to play back when pl aying back a tape with audio r ecor ded on two channels (either ster eo sound or bilingual audio signals). Op[...]

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    38 • External C onnec tions External Connections This chapt er expl ains step- by-step how t o connect your ca mcorder to an external device such as a TV , VCR, or computer . Connecting to a TV or VCR Connecting to a TV or V CR AV T erminal Sound from the bui lt-in speaker w ill be muted whil e the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable is co nnected to the[...]

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    External Conne ctions • 39 Connection Diagrams T urn off all the devic es when making the connections and refer also to the instruction manual of the connected dev ice. T erminal on the Camcorder Connecting Cable T erminal on the Connected Device 1 Output connec tion (signal flow ) to a TV or VCR with A V T e rminals. VIDEO AUDIO R L STV-250N Ste[...]

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    40 • External C onnec tions Playback on a TV Screen The quality of the playback picture will vary depending on the connected TV and the type of connectio n used. POINTS TO CHECK Befor e mak ing the c onnect ions, sele ct the [TV TYPE] setting ac cording to th e TV set to which you will connect the camcor der (4 7 ) . Connecting Connect th e camco[...]

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    External Conne ctions • 41 NOTES • W e r eco mmend powe ring the camc order usi ng the comp act pow er adap ter . • When r ecor ding t o a VCR using a n analo g connectio n –connection typ e ( 39)–, th e qual ity of th e edited tape will be lowe r than the or iginal. • When recor ding to a digital vide o recorder us ing the DV term inal[...]

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    42 • External C onnec tions NOTES W e recommen d power ing the camcorder using t he comp act powe r adapter . Copyrigh t Signal Certa in soft war e t apes ar e co pyright prote cted. If you attempt to play back such tape, [COPYR IGHT PROTECTED PLA YBACK IS RESTRICTED] appears and you will not be able to vie w the contents of the ta pe. If you a t[...]

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    External Conne ctions • 43 Connecting t o a Computer PC Connection Diagram Connecting to a Computer DV T ermin al Check the t ype and orie ntation of the ter minal and make sure y ou conne ct the DV cabl e proper ly . Open the LCD panel to access T erminal on the Camc or de r Connecting Cable T erminal on the Conn e cte d Devi ce Output connectio[...]

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    44 • External C onnec tions T ran sferr ing V i deo Rec ordin gs Y ou can transfer recor dings to a computer using the DV terminal. Equipment and System R equirements • A computer equipped wi th an IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or an IEEE1394 (DV) capturing board . • A DV cable (commer cially availa ble). • Vid eo editing softwar e. • The appr o[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 45 Additional Information This chapter contains tr oublesho oting advice, sc reen messages , handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendi x: Menu Option s Lists Menu items not available ap pear grayed out. For detail s about how to select an i tem, refe r t o Using the Menus ( 18). For detail s about [...]

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    46 • Additi onal Inform ation Setup menus Camera Setup (Advanced Zoom, Image Stabi lizer , etc.) CAME RA SE TUP 1 Option available only w hen the recording progra m is set to [ PROG RAM AE]. 2 Option a vailable when the mod e switch is set to or (only wh en the recording program is set to [ PROG RAM AE]). 3 Option available only when the mode swi[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 47 • If you make re cordings i n both SP and LP modes on the same tape, during playback you may notice some video anomalies in the pictu re at the point wher e the rec ording mode chang es. • When playing back in this camcor der tapes recor ded in LP mode with ot her devices or vice versa, you may notice some a no[...]

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    48 • Additi onal Inform ation 1 The de fault setting is [ BR IGHT] when yo u power t he camcorder us ing the com pact power adapter . 2 The li st of langu ages availabl e depends on the region of purchase. [BRI GHT NESS ]: Adjust ( ) the brig htness of the LCD display with the joystick. • Changing the b rightness o f the L CD dis play doe s not[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 49 System Setup (Bee p, Power Save, etc.) SYSTEM SET UP [BE EP]: A beep will accompany some opera tions like turning on the camcorder , the self- tim er countdo wn, et c. It also se rves as a warning be ep under unusu al condi tions . [POWE R SA VE] : In order to save power when the camcor der is powered by a battery [...]

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    50 • Additi onal Inform ation Trou b le ? If you have a pr oblem with your camcor der , re fer to this section. Consult your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the pr oblem persists. Power Source The camcorder will n ot turn on or it turns off by itself. The cassette compartment c over will not open or it st ops halfway while you insert or re mo[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 51 pause ( ) mode for 4 minu tes 30 seconds. T o resume t he operation press (when recordi ng) or push the joystick ( ) to ward / (during playback). Recording Image will not appear on the sc r een. - Set the camcorder to mode (2 3 ) . [SET THE TIME ZO NE, DA TE AND T IME] appear s on the sc r een . - Set the tim e zon[...]

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    52 • Additi onal Inform ation List of Messages CHANGE THE BA TTER Y P ACK - Battery pa ck is exhausted. Replace or charge the ba ttery pack ( 15). CHECK THE CASSETTE [ INCORRECT T A PE SPECIFICA TION] - Y o u attempted to play back a tape recorded in HD (high definition) st andard. CHECK THE INPUT - The DV cable is not correctly con nected to the[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 53 Do’s an d Don ’ts Camcorder • Do not carry the camcorder by the LCD panel. Be car eful when closing the LCD panel. • Do not leave the camcor der i n places subject to high temperatur es (like th e inside of a car und er dir ect sunlig ht), or high humidity . • Do not use the camcor der near str ong electr[...]

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    54 • Additi onal Inform ation Batt ery P ack • Attac h the terminal cover whenever a battery p ack is not in use. Cont act with metall ic objects may cause a short circuit and damage the battery pack. • Dirt y terminals may cause a poor contact between the battery pack and the ca mcorder . Wi pe the terminals with a soft cloth. Long-term stor[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 55 • With cassett es equipp ed with a memory functio n, metal pl ated terminals may beco me dir ty wit h use. Clean the terminals w ith a cotton swab after abo ut 10 times of rem ovi ng and rei nse rti ng th e cassette. The memory function is not suppo rted by the camcor der . Protec ting T apes from Acciden tal Era[...]

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    56 • Additi onal Inform ation Cleaning Cam corde r Body • Use a s oft, d ry cloth to c lean th e camco rde r body . Never use chemically tr eated cloth or v olatile solvents such as paint thinner . Lens and Viewfinder • If the lens sur face is dirty , the auto focus may no t work prop erly . • Remove any dust o r dirt particle s using a non[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 57 Using the Camcorder Abroad Power So urces Y ou can use the compact power adapter to op erate t he camcor der and to char ge battery packs in any country with power s upply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Cons ult the Canon Service Center for information on p lug adapter s for ov erseas use. Playback on a TV Scr[...]

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    58 • Additi onal Inform ation Gener al Inform ation * The BP- 2L5 is not available a s a separat e optional acce ssory . ** CA-590E including p ower cord, in Asia. System Diagram (Av ailability differs from area to area) CBC-NB2 Car Battery Charger STV-250N Stereo Video Cable CA-590 Compact Power Adapter** Commercially available DV cable SC-2000 [...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 59 Call or visit your local re tailer/dealer fo r genuine Canon video accessories. Y ou can also obtain genuine accesso ries for your Canon camcorder by calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center . Batter y Packs When you need extra batt ery packs , select the NB-2LH, BP-2L13 or BP-2L14. CB-2L W Bat tery[...]

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    60 • Additi onal Inform ation Recor ding and Pl ayb ack Times The reco rd ing and playback times given in the follow ing table ar e approximate and vary accor ding to r ecord ing mode and char ging, r ecord ing or playback condit ions. The ef fectiv e usage ti me of t he battery pack ma y decr ease when reco rding in cold surr oundings, when usin[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 61 FS-30.5U Filter Set Neutral density and MC protector fi lters help you to control difficult lighting conditions. Shoulder Strap Y ou can attach a shoulder str ap for more security and portability . Pass the ends thr ough the strap mount and adjust the length of the strap. SC-2000 Soft Ca rrying Case A handy ca mcor[...]

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    62 • Additi onal Inform ation Product Codes Provide d Accessor ies CA-590 Compact Power Adapter D85-1671-000 BP-2L5 Battery Pack D85-1632-000 STV-250N Stereo Video Cable D82-0590-002 Optional Ac cessories NB-2LH B atter y Pack 9612A001 AA BP-2L 13 Battery Pack 2069B002A A BP-2L 14 Batte ry Pack 9582A 002AA CB-2L W Battery Char ger 0763B001A A CBC[...]

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    Addi tiona l I nformat ion • 63 ZR960 1 When two values are gi ven, the first indicates the value at full telephoto ( T ) a nd the second indicates th e value at full wid e-angle ( W ). Specifications Syste m Video Recording System 2 rotary heads, hel ical scanning DV system (co nsumer digital VCR SD system), di gital component rec ording Audio R[...]

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    64 • Additi onal Inform ation C A-590 Compact P ower Adapter BP-2 L5 Bat tery Pack W eight and dimensions ar e ap pro ximate. E rror s and omiss ions exc epted. The information in this manual is verified as of January 2009. Sub j ect to change without notice. Input/Outp ut T erminals AV T erminal ∅ 3.5 mm minijack, output on ly Video: 1 Vp-p/75[...]

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