Canon MD101 manual

PUB.DIE-274 PA L Digital Vi deo Camcorde r Instruction Manual English Introduction Prerparations Basic Functions Advanced Functions External Connections Additional Information Mini Digital Video Cassette[...]

2 Introduction Cleaning t he Video Heads Digital video camcorders record video signals on the tape in very thin lines (as t hin as 1/8 of the width of a hair). The following sy mptoms may appear if the video heads become dirty e ven a little. • Mosaic or other blocky video artifacts (Fig. 1) or banding (Fig. 2) appear on the picture during playba[...]

Introduction 3 Impor tant Usage Instr uctions W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR EL ECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOS E THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC[...]

4 Introduction About this Manual .............. ................... ................... .............. ................... ...... 6 Getti ng to Kno w the Camco rder Supplied Acces sories............................................... ............................... ........ 8 Components Guide . .............................. .......................[...]

5 Introduction Image Effects ............................. ................................................................... .35 Audio Recording and Playback Audio Re cordi ng Mode ...... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... .... 35 Audio Playback Modes . ...........................................[...]

6 Thank you for purchasing the Canon MD120/MD1 1 1/ MD1 10/MD 101. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and ret ain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly , refer to the T roubleshooting table ( 47). Conv entio ns Use d in th e Manu al  IMPORT ANT : P recautions related t o the camcorde[...]

7 Introduction The functi ons assi gned to the joy stick chang e accordin g to the operat ion mode. Y ou can display the joys tick guide t o remind you of th e joystick’ s fu nctions in eac h operati ng mode. Abou t the O pe rating Mod es The camcorde r’s operating mode is determined by th e position of the switch. In the manual, indicat es th [...]

8 Gett in g to Kn ow the C amc or der Getting to Know th e Camcorder Supplied A ccess ories CA-590E Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-2L5 Battery Pack Lithium Button Battery CR1616 STV -250N S tereo Video Cable[...]

9 Gett ing to Know th e Camcor der Introduction Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “ button ” frame (for example ). Compo nents Guide Left side vi ew Fron t vi ew Rig ht Si de Vie w Lens cover switch ( 21) ( open, closed) CHARGE indicator ( 13) S peaker A V te rmin al ( 40) MIC (m icropho ne) te rminal [...]

Gett in g to Kn ow the C amc or der 10 Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “ button ” frame (for example ). Back v iew T o p v iew Bottom view Viewfinde r ( 16) Dioptric adjustmen t lever ( 16) BA TT . (b attery relea se) switch ( 13) LCD screen ( 16) Backup battery compartmen t ( 14) S tart/stop b utton[...]

11 Gett ing to Know th e Camcor der Introduction Scr ee n D isp lays Re co r di n g Zoom ( 22 ), Exposu re ( 3 2) Record ing progr am ( 30) White ba lanc e ( 34) Image effect ( 35) Digital effects ( 38) Conde nsation warn ing ( 54) Shut ter s peed ( 31) Self time r ( 37) Exposur e adjustmen t ( 32) Manual focus ( 33) Image stabilizer ( 26) Pl ayba [...]

Gett in g to Kn ow the C amc or der 12 T ape op eratio n Record, Record pause, S top , Eject, Fast forwar d, Rewind, Playback, Play back pause, Fast forward pl ayback , Rewind pla yback Rem a i n i ng ta p e Indica tes the rema ining time of th e tape in minutes. “ ” moves during recordin g. When the t ape rea ches its end, the dis play change [...]

Gettin g Starte d Preparations 13 Preparati ons Getting S tarted Char gi ng the Batter y Pack The camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using the com pact power adapter . Charge the battery pack before use. 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder . • Press the battery pack lightly and slide it dow[...]

Gettin g Starte d 14 5 Connect the co mpact power adapter to the camcorder ’s DC I N terminal. • The CHARGE i ndicator starts flashing. The indicator will st ay on when the ch arging is completed. • Y ou can also use the compact power adapter without attaching a battery pac k. • When the compact power adapter is connected, even if a battery[...]

Gettin g Starte d Preparations 15 1 If a battery pack is att ached, remove it first. 2 Open the backup battery cover . 3 Insert the backup battery with the + side facing out. 4 Close the cover . NOTES The ba ckup bat tery ha s a life span of abo ut a year . flashes in red t o inform you that it needs to be re placed. Ins erting a nd R emo vi ng a T[...]

Gettin g Starte d 16 Prep ari ng the Camco rd er 1 T urn on the camcorder . 2 Move the lens co ver switch down to to open the lens cover . 3 Adjust the viewfinder . Keep the LCD panel closed to use the viewfinder and adjust t he dioptric adjustment lever as necessary . 4 Fasten the grip belt. Adjust the grip belt so that you can reach the zoom leve[...]

Usin g t he Me nus Preparations 17 LCD Backlig ht Y ou can set the brightness of the LCD screen at normal or bright. 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) the icon and pr ess ( ) to open the setup menus. 3 Selec t ( ) [ DISPL A Y SETUP/ ] and press ( ) . 4 Select ( ) [BACKLIGHT] and press ( ). 5 Select ( ) th e desired opt ion and press ( ). 6 Press to cl ose the[...]

Using the Menu s 18 4 Press to save the settings and close the menu. • Y ou can press to clo se the menu at a ny time. • With some settings you will need to press ( ) and m ake further selections. Follow the additional operation guides that will appear on the screen (suc h as the joys tick icon , small arrows, etc.). Selecti ng an Opt ion fr om[...]

First Ti me Settings Preparations 19 First Time Se t tings Chan ging t he L angua ge The language fo r on-screen and menu displays can be changed. The list of available languages depends on the region where you purchased the camcorder .  Default value 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) the ico n and press ( ) to open the setup menus. 3 Selec t ( ) [DISPL A [...]

Fir st T ime Set ti ng s 20 Se tti ng t h e Da te a n d Tim e 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) the icon and press ( ) to open the setup menu s. 3 Select ( ) [DA TE/ TIME SET UP] and press ( ). 4 Select ( ) [DA TE/ TIME] and press () . Blinking arrows will be displayed around the first field of the date. 5 Change each f ield of the date an d time with the joy[...]

Recording Basic Func tions 21 Basic Func tions Recording Recor di ng Movies 1 Move the lens cover sw itch down to to op en the len s cover . 2 Holding the lock button pressed down, set the switch to CAMERA. 3 Press to begin recording. Press again to pause the recording. T O RE VIEW THE LAST SCENE REC ORDE D 1 Set the mode switch to . 2 If the joyst[...]

Recording 22 quality an d as a result, a lso the availa ble record ing time ( 27).  P revious reco rdings o verwritt en by a new recordi ng cannot be recove red. Bef ore you start recordi ng, search for the end of the las t recordi ng ( 24).  T o pro tect the tape and vi deo head s, the camcorder will enter the stop m ode ( ) if left in recor[...]

Play back Basic Func tions 23 Playback Playi ng Back Movies Play back the tape on t he LCD display or close the LCD panel to use the viewfinder . Y ou can also turn the LCD panel and close it with the s creen facing out. 1 Holding the lock button pressed down, set the switch to PLA Y . 2 If the joystick guide doe s not appea r on screen, pr ess ( )[...]

Play back 24 Locating t he End of the La st S cene After playing back a tape, use this function to locate the end of the last scene recorded in order to continue recording from that point. POINTS T O CHECK S top the playback before using t his function. 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) [ END S EARCH] and press ( ). 3 Select ( ) [EXE CUTE] and press () . • [...]

Menu Options Lists Advan ced F unctions 25 Advanced F unctions Menu Op tions Li sts Menu items not available appear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 17) . FUNC . M enu Mode switch: [ PROGRAM AE] ,[ PORTRAI T], [ SPOR TS], [ NIGHT], [ SNOW], [ BEACH], [ S UNSET], [ SPOTLIGHT], [ FIREWORK S] Mode switch:[...]

Menu Opti ons Lists 26  If a trailing af terimage appears, set the slow shutter to [ OFF]. [ O F F ] , [ 1 05X], [ 1000X] [ O F F ] , [ 90X ], [ 800X] Determines the operation of the digital zoom.  When activated, the camcorder will switch automatically to the digi tal zoom when you zoom in beyond the opt ical zoom range.  With the digital[...]

Menu Options Lists Advan ced F unctions 27 VCR S etup (Recording Mode, TV Type, etc.) VCR SETUP [S T D P L A Y ] , [ LONG PLA Y]  Recording in LP mode extends the available recording time on the tape 1.5 times.  Depending on the condition of the t ape (long usage, imperfect ions, etc.) you may notice some video pro blems (blocky v ideo artifa[...]

Menu Opti ons Lists 28 Display Setup (LC D Brightness, Language, etc. ) DISPLA Y SET UP Adjust ( ) the brightness of the LCD di splay wit h the joys tick .  Changing the b rightness of the LCD display does not af fect that of the viewfinder or the recordings. [ NORMAL]* , [ BRIGHT] * The default setting i s [ BRIG HT] when you power the c amcord[...]

Menu Options Lists Advan ced F unctions 29 [O F F ] , [ DA TE], [ TIM E], [ DA TE & TIME ] The list of available languages depends on the region where you purchased the camcorder . Language Set A: [DEUTSCH], [ENGL ISH] , [E SP AÑOL], [FRANÇAIS] , [IT ALIANO], [POLSKI ], [ ], [T ÜRKÇE], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] Language Set B: [ENGLISH ] , [ ], [ [...]

Rec ordi ng P rog rams 30 Recording Progr ams Using the R ecor ding Progr ams Easy Recor di n g The camcorder adjusts the focus, exposure and other settings automatically , allowing you t o just point and shoot. : Recor din g Pr og r ams ( 3 1) [ PROGRAM AE] The camcorder s ets the aperture and shutter s peed. [N I G H T ] Use this m ode to record [...]

Rec ordi ng P rog rams Advan ced F unctions 31 : Chang ing th e Sh utter S peed and Spe cia l S c ene Program s Use the autom atic exposure (AE) program to set the shutter speed or select one of the special scene recording programs . POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: T O SET THE SHUTTER SPEED IN THE [ PROGRAM AE] REC ORDI NG PROGRAM Shut te r sp eed g [...]

Adjust ing the Pic ture: Exposu re, Focus and Colo r 32  [ N I G H T ] - Moving subjects ma y leave a trail ing afterimage . - Picture qua lity may not be as go od as in other modes. - White po ints may appea r on the s cree n. - Autofo cus may no t wor k as w ell as in o ther modes. In s uch case, ad just the focus manu ally .  [ SN OW]/[ BE[...]

Adjust ing the P icture: Expos ure, Fo cus and Color Advan ced F unctions 33 Manu al F ocus Adjus tment Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually . Reflective surfaces Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines Fast moving subjects Through wet windows Night scenes POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: 1 A[...]

Adjust ing the Pic ture: Exposu re, Focus and Colo r 34 W hite B alance The white balance function help s you accurately reproduc e colors u nder diff erent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: Options  Default value * When you select [ SET], do not pre ss and co[...]

Audio R ecor din g and Pla ybac k Advan ced F unctions 35 Image Eff ec ts Y ou can use the image effects to change the color saturation and c ontrast to obtain different results. POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: Option s  Default value Audio Recor ding and Playbac k Aud io R ecordi ng M ode Y ou can change t he quality of the audio recording. POINT[...]

Audio Re cordi ng and P layba ck 36 T O USE AN EXT ER N AL MI CR OPHO NE Connect the external microphone to the MIC terminal. Use commercially available condenser microphones wit h their own power supply and a cable no longer t han 3 m. Y ou can connect almost any stereo microphone with a ∅ 3.5 mm plug but t he audio recording leve ls may vary . [...]

Othe r Funct ions Advan ced F unctions 37 * When y ou select [ MIX/V AR.], a djust th e mix balan ce with the [M IX BALANCE ] setting ( 2 7 ) . Other Func tions Da ta C ode The camcorder keeps a data code containing the date and time of reco rding. Y ou can se lect the data to be displayed. Option s  Default value Sel f T ime r POINTS T O CHECK [...]

Other Fu nction s 38 • appears. • Set [S ELF TIMER] to [ OFF] to cancel the self timer . Press . The camcorder starts recording aft er a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen. NOTES Once the co untdown ha s begu n, you can also press to canc el the self timer. The self timer will also be cance led if you turn off the camcorde[...]

Othe r Funct ions Advan ced F unctions 39 Ap pl yi ng 1 Press to activate the fader/effect. • The ic on of the selected effect turns green. • Press again to deactivate the fader/effect. T O F ADE I N Press ... : ...in record pause mode, then press to start recording with a fade in. : ...in playback pause mode, then push the joystick ( ) towards[...]

Connec ting t o a TV or VC R 40 External Co nnections Connecting to a TV or VCR Co nnec ti on Di agrams T urn off all the devices when making the connections and refer also t o the instruction manual of the connected device. Co nnec ti ng to a T V or VCR Open the terminal cover to access. AV Te r m i n a l DV Ter mi n a l • Check the type an d or[...]

Conn ect ing t o a T V o r VCR External C onnectio ns 41 T er minal on the Ca mcorde r Connecting Cabl e T ermin al on th e Conne cted De vice 2 Output conn ection (Sig nal Flow ) to an HDTV with a DV (IEEE 1394) terminal . Input con nection (Signal F low ) from a TV or other di gital vid eo sourc e with a DV (IEEE1394 ) output. CV -150F/CV -250F D[...]

Connec ting t o a TV or VC R 42 Playba ck on a TV Scr ee n The quality of the playback pict ure will vary depending on the c onnected TV and the type of connection used. Before making the connections, select the [TV TYPE] setting according to the TV set to which you w ill connect the camc order ( 27). Connec ting Connect the camcorder to the TV fol[...]

Conn ect ing t o a T V o r VCR External C onnectio ns 43  W hen rec ordi ng to a di gital v ideo re corder using the DV ter minal –connecti on ty pe ( 40)–: - If the p ictur e does not appea r , disconnect the DV cable and re store t he conn ection a fter a short while or tur n the camc order off and the n on aga in. - Prope r oper ation can[...]

Connec ting t o a TV or VC R 44 record ing of t hese ma terials may viol ate copyrigh t protect ion laws. Copy right Signals During play back: If you t ry to play back a tap e that cont ains copyrig ht control signals for p rotec tion of sof tware, “COPYRIG HT PROTEC TED PL A YBACK IS RESTRICTED” appe ars for a few seconds and the camc order di[...]

Connec ting to a C omput er External C onnectio ns 45 Connec ting to a Computer PC C onnec tion Dia gr a ms Conne cting to a Co mputer DV T er mi na l • Check th e type and orientation of the terminal and make sure you connect the DV cable properly . • Use the optional CV -150F (4 pin-4 pin) or CV -250F (4 pin-6 pin) DV cable. T er minal on the[...]

Connec ting t o a Com puter 46 T ran sfer rin g V ideo Recor dings Y ou c an transfer record ings to a computer using the DV terminal. Equipm ent and S ys tem Requi r eme nts  A computer equipped with an IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or an I EEE1394 (DV) capturing board.  A DV cable (Use the optional CV -150F (4 pin-4 pin) or CV - 250F (4 pin-6 pin)[...]

Trou ble ? 47 Additional Information Additiona l Information Trouble? If you have a problem with your camcorder , re f er to t his checklist. Cons ult your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the problem persists. P ow er Source R ecor din g/P lay back T r oubles hooting Problem S olution • Camcorder will not turn on. • The camcorder switches o[...]

48 Trouble? Re c o r d i n g Playba ck Video noise appears on the TV screen. When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cables of the TV . – The tape stops during record pause or playback pause. T o protect the tape and video heads, the camc order will enter[...]

Trou ble ? 49 Additional Information Editing Lis t of Mes sages No sound from the built-in speaker . Open the LCD panel. – Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume with the [SPEAKER VOLUME] setting. 23 Image will not appear on the TV screen. Check again that the camcorder is properly connec ted to the TV . 40 T ape is ru nning, but image w[...]

50 Trouble? INPUT SIGNAL NOT SUPPORTED The digital device connected with the DV cable is incompatible with the camcorder . – HEADS DIRTY , USE CLEANING CASSETTE Video heads are dirty . Clean the video heads. 2 COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLA YBACK IS RESTRICTED Y ou attempted to play back a copyright protected tape. 43 COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING RESTRIC[...]

Do’s and Do n’ts 51 Additional Information Do’s and Don’ ts Cam cor de r  Do not carry the camcorder by the LCD panel. Be careful when closing the LCD panel.  Do not leave the cam corder in places subject to high temp eratures (like the inside of a car under direct sunlight), or high humidity .  Do not use the c amcorder near s tro[...]

Do’s and D on’ts 52  Replace the battery pack if the usable time after f ull charge diminishes substantially at nor mal temperatures. About th e batte r y ter minal co v er The battery terminal cover has a [ ]- shaped hole. This is useful when you wish to dif ferentiate between charged and uncharged battery packs. Back side of the battery pa[...]

Do’s and Do n’ts 53 Additional Information assistance immediately . The battery case may break and the battery fluids may cause internal damage.  Do not disassemble, he at or immerse the battery in water to a void the risk of explosion. Cleanin g the C amcor der Camcor der Bod y  Use a soft, dry cloth to clean t he camcorder body . Nev er[...]

Do’s and D on’ts 54 Co nden sa t io n Moving the camcorder rapidly between hot and cold temperat ures may cause condensation (water droplets) to f orm on its internal surfaces. S top using the camcorder if condensation is detected. Continued use may damage the camcorder . Conde nsation may f or m in the following cases : When the camcor der is [...]

Do’s and Do n’ts 55 Additional Information Usin g the C amcor der A br oad P ow er Source s Y ou can use the compact power adapter to operate the camcorder and to charge battery packs in an y country with pow er supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/6 0 Hz. Consult the C anon Service Center for information on plug adapters for overseas use. Pl ay[...]

56 Gener al Informa tion General Inf ormation * The BP -2L5 is not avai lable as a separate op tional a ccessory . System Diag ram (Availa bility dif fer s fro m ar ea to a r ea) CBC-NB2 Car Battery Charger STV -250N S tereo Video Cable CA-590E Compact Power Adapter CV -150F/CV -250F DV Cable SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist S trap SS600/SS65[...]

General Informati on 57 Additional Information Batt er y Packs When you need extra battery packs, select one of the following models: NB- 2L, NB-2LH, BP-2L12, BP-2L14. CB -2 LWE Ba ttery Charge r Use the batte ry charger f or charging the battery packs. * C harging ti me vari es accordi ng to th e char ging con dition. CBC-NB2 Car B at ter y Charge[...]

58 Gener al Informa tion Shoul der Str ap Y ou c an attach a shoulder st rap for m ore security and portabilit y . Pass the ends t hrough the strap mount and adjust the lengt h of the strap. WS -20 Wr ist S trap Use this for extra additional protection for activ e sh oo ting . SC-200 0 So ft Ca r r ying Ca se A handy camcorder bag with padded compa[...]

General Informati on 59 Additional Information MD12 0/ MD11 1/M D1 10/ MD1 01 Spec ification s System Video Recording System 2 rotary head s, helical scanning DV system (consumer digit al VCR SD system), digit al componen t recording Audio Rec ording S ystem PCM digi tal sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 chan nels); 12 bit (32 kH z) T elevision System CCIR s[...]

60 Gener al Informa tion CA-590 E Com pac t Power Adapt er BP-2L5 Batter y Pack Weight and dimensions are appr oximate. Er rors and omissions exc epted. Subject to change without notice. P ower/Ot her s Power supply (rated) 7.4 V DC (batte ry pack), 8.4 V DC (comp act power adapter) Pow er consum ption (AF on ) 2.1 W Operatin g temperatur e 0 – 4[...]

General Informati on 61 Additional Information 6-seco nd au to da te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A Abroad, us ing the camcord er . . . . . . . . 55 Audi o mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Audio out put chann el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Auto slow sh utter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A V term inal . . . . . . . .[...]

62 Gener al Informa tion Selecting the on-screen disp lays . . . . . 37 Self t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Serial num ber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup menu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 Should er str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Shutt er speed . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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