Canon Vixia HF M500 manual

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    PUB. DIE-0416-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual - ,[...]

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    2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WA RN I N G TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOC K, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR M OISTURE. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of copyr ight owners and be contrary to copyright laws. The Mains plug is used as the disconnect devic[...]

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    3 FCC/IC NOTICE HD Camcorder , VIXIA HF M52 / VIXIA H F M50 / VIXIA HF M500 systems This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired o[...]

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    4 In these safety instructions the word “appa ratus” refers to th e Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF M52 / VIXIA HF M50 / VIXIA HF M500 and all its a ccessories. 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 . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not insta[...]

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    5 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Micros oft and Windows are trademarks or reg istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • App Store, iPhone, iT unes, Mac OS and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countr[...]

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    6 Exciting F eatures and New Functions - / , Wi-Fi Functi ons ( A 163) Audio S cene S elect ( A 114) Enjo y the fr eedom of Wi-F i func tions by mak ing yo ur camc order an active part of your Wi-Fi home network or by conve niently ac cessing Wi-Fi hotspots to upload your videos wherever yo u may be. • Y ou can save your re cor dings wirelessly t[...]

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    7 Smart AU T O ( A 47) Smart AUTO automat ical ly se lects the bes t scene m ode for the scene you w ant to shoot . Y o u get spec tacul ar record ings every time wi thout worrying about setting s . Video S naps hot ( A 71) Face Detection ( A 100) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound mus[...]

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    8 Enjoying Y our Recordings on Other Devices MPEG-2 AVCHD MP4 Eye-Fi Connect the camcorder to an HDTV ( A 142) Use an Eye-F i card ( A 160) to wirelessly upload reco rdings to your computer or a video sharing W eb site . Upload MP4 movies to your computer ( A 148). Save your r ecording s. Y ou can also c r eate di scs from your recordings.* Standar[...]

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    9 - / , Enjoying Y our Recordings Using the Camcorder's Wi-Fi Functions LAN cable Play video wir elessly dir ectly from the memory on AV CHD- and DLNA-compatible H DTVs and other devices c onnected t o the n etwork ( A 178). Join a Wi-F i network b y first connecting to an access point ( A 165). T ransfer your recordings wirele ssly from the c[...]

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    10  Table of cont ents  Introduction 6 Excit ing Features and New Functions 14 About this Manual 16 Getting to Know the Ca mcorder 16 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 18 Names of P arts  Preparations 21 Getting Started 21 Char ging the Batte ry Pack 24 Prep aring the Accessories 26 Adjusting the LCD Screen 27 Ba sic Operation of the Camco[...]

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    Table of conte nts  11  AUTO Mode 45 Basic Recor ding 45 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 47 About the Smart AUTO function 49 Intelligent IS 50 Zooming 52 Quick Start  V ideo 54 Basic Playback 54 Play ing Back Vid eo 58 3D Flip View 59 The [I ndex Selection] Scr een: Selecting the Co ntent to Play Ba ck 60 Deleti ng Scenes an[...]

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    12  Table of cont ents 102 T ouch & T rack 103 Faders 104 Manually Setting the Shutter Speed or Aperture 106 Manual Exposure Adjustment 107 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 108 Manual Focus Adjustment 109 T ele Macro 110 White Balance 112 Image Effect s 113 Self Timer 114 Audio Scenes and Other Audio Settings 118 Audio Recording Level 120 [...]

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    Table of conte nts  13 156 - / , Uploading A V CHD Movies to the W eb 162 Uploading MP4 Movies and Photos to the W eb  - / , Wi-Fi Func tions 163 Introduction to Wi-Fi 165 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network 170 T ran sfer ring F ile s to a Co mpu ter o r F TP serv er 174 Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook 175 Uploading Videos Using a n[...]

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    14  Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF M52 / VIXIA HF M50 / VIXIA HF M500. Please rea d this manual ca refully b efore you use the camcorder and r etain it for futur e reference . Should your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T ro ubleshooting ( A 203). Conventions Used in this Manual • [...]

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    Introdu ction  15 Self Timer Operating modes: * F or movie s only . 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the self timer . • < wil l appear on the scr een. • R epeat, se lecting [ j Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press Y . The camcorder starts r ecording after a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appears o n the scre[...]

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    16  Introduction Getti ng to Know the Camco rder Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories are supplied with the camcor d er: * CA-110E including power cord, in Asia . ** - / , onl y . X CA-110 Compact Power Adapter* BP-718 Battery Pack W X IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable HTC-100/S HDMI Cable W X Qui ck Gu ide X Wi-Fi Basic Setup Guide*[...]

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    Introdu ction  17 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA CD-ROM - - / , Y ou can use VideoBr owser for managing, editing, and playi ng ba ck A VCHD movie s, and Netw ork Utility when tra nsferr ing reco rdin gs wire les sly to a c om put er . - . Use T ransfer Utility for saving and transferring A V CHD m[...]

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    18  Introduction Names of Parts 1 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot ) button ( A 71) 2 HOME (hom e) but ton ( A 28) 3 U (camer a/play) but ton ( A 33) 4 BA TTE R Y RELEASE swit ch ( A 22) 5 USB terminal ( A 138, 140 , 151, 155) 6 HDMI OUT terminal ( A 138, 139 ) 7 AV O U T t e rm i n a l ( A 13 8, 140)/ × (hea dphones) ter minal ( A 120) 8 MIC termina[...]

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    Introdu ction  19 A j Speaker ( A 56) A k Zoom lever ( A 50) A l Mini advance d shoe ( A 12 2) S q ACCESS (acce ss) indicator ( A 45) S a POWER button S s ON/OFF (CHG ) (charge) indicator: Green – On Orange – Standb y ( A 52) Red – Charging ( A 21) S d LCD t ouch scr een ( A 26, 27) S d To p v i e w A k A j S q S a S s A l LCD panel[...]

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    20  Introduction S f DC IN terminal ( A 21) S g Battery a ttachmen t unit ( A 21) S h Ser ial nu mber S j T ripod socket ( A 223) S f S g S hS j Botto m vie w Back view[...]

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    Prepa rations  21 Prepar ations This chapt er descri bes basi c opera tions, such a s usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder . Getting Started Charging the Batter y Pack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a b attery p ack or dir ectly using the comp act power ad apt[...]

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    22  Prepa ratio ns 4 Charging will start w hen the camcorder is turned off. • If the camco rder was o n, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn of f the camcorder . After a moment, the ON/O FF (CHG) indicator will turn on i n r ed (battery pack charging). The r ed ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when th e batter y pack[...]

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    Prepa rations  23 • T o pr event equip ment br eakdowns a nd exc essive heati ng, do not c on- nect the suppli ed comp act pow er adap ter to voltage conver ters for overs eas trav els or specia l power s ources su ch as th ose on airc raft and ships, DC-AC inve rters, etc. NOTES • We r ecommend chargi ng the batter y pack in t emperat ures [...]

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    24  Prepa ratio ns Prep aring the Ac cesso ries Grip Belt a nd S trap s Fast en the gr ip belt. A d j us t t h e g r i p b e l t s o t h a t y ou c a n reach t he zo om leve r with your index f inger , a nd the Y button wit h your th umb. Y ou ca n attach the s upplied stylus pen to the grip b elt. To remove th e grip bel t 1 Lift the padded han[...]

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    Prepa rations  25 To attach an optional wris t strap Attach th e wrist s trap to the rear bracket on the camcord er , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can als o attach t he wr ist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra convenience and pr otection. To attach an optional s houlder strap Pass the ends of the shoulder stra[...]

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    26  Prepa ratio ns Adjusting the LCD Scre en Rot ating th e LCD Pa nel Open the LCD panel 90 d egrees. • Y ou can r otate the panel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can rotate the panel 180 de grees towar d the l ens. Rotating th e LCD panel 180 degrees can be useful to allow the camcorder t o include yourse lf in the pictur e when r ecor ding w[...]

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    Prepa rations  27 Basic Operation o f the Camcorde r Using the T ouch Screen The contr o l buttons and menu it ems that appear on the touc h screen change d ynamically depending on the operatin g mode and the t ask you ar e perfor ming. With th e intui tive touch scr een interface y ou have all the contro ls at your fingertips. Y ou can also use[...]

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    28  Prepa ratio ns Using the Menus Many of the camcor der's funct ions can be adjusted fr om the [ Main Functions] panel and [ Other Settings] menus in the HOME menu. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( A 182). HOME Menu Operating modes: The HOME menu is the gateway to most o[...]

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    Prepa rations  29 • [ C a m e r a M o d e ] - From the [ Camera Mode ] menu, you will be able to change wheth er you r ecor d movies in mod e (cam corder automatica lly ta kes care of many settings) , mode (you c an manu- ally change settings), or mode (using the cinema -look filters, you can ma ke movies w ith a cinematic f eel). Availa ble o[...]

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    30  Prepa ratio ns Y ou may need t o drag your fi ng er up and down along the scroll bar or touch [ ] and [ ] to find the contr ol button of the desired functi on. [Edit] P anel Operating modes: T ouch [Edit] to disp lay a panel showing availa ble operations (cop ying, deleting, etc.), and then touch the operation you want to perfor m. [Other S [...]

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    Prepa rations  31 1 P ress to open th e HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Other Settings ] to open the [Other Settings] men us. 3 T ouch the tab of the desired menu. 4 Dr ag your fin ger up and down to bring the set ting you want to change into the orange selection bar . • Y ou can als o use the [ ] and [ ] ico ns for scr olling. • Menu items not ava il[...]

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    32  Prepa ratio ns Next, set the r ecording standar d. The record ing standar d deter mines the type o f dat a the mov ie is r ecorded as — namely , AV CH D or MP4. 1 Press to open the HOME menu. 2 T ouch [ Reco rd ing Standard] and then touch the desired recor ding standard. 3T o u c h [ O K ] . Camera mode Operation (AUTO mode) Let the camco[...]

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    Prepa rations  33 NOTES • Y ou can a djust t he v ideo q uality usin g the r > [Recording Mod e] setting. • Some port able devices may no t be able to play b ack MP4 mo vies r ecor ded with this ca mcor der . Playback Press the camera/pla y button T to switch the cam corder between c amera ( recor ding) mode and pl aybac k mode . Y ou ca [...]

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    34  Prepa ratio ns First Time Settings Setting the Date and Time Y ou will need to set the da te and time of the camcor der befor e you can start using it. T he [Dat e/Time] scr een (date and tim e setup s cree n ) wil l appear auto- maticall y when the camco rd er’ s cl ock i s not set. When the [Date/Time] scree n appe ars, the year will b e[...]

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    Prepa rations  35 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 27 lan gua ges . Operat ing modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Se lect the desired language. * After c hanging the ca mcoder’ s language to English , select q > [Language ! ] t o change the language . NOTES • Some c ontrol buttons, suc[...]

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    36  Prepa ratio ns Changing the Time Zone Change the time zone to match your location. The default setting is New Y ork. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Open the [Time Zone/DST] screen. 3T o u c h [ " ] to set the home t ime zone, or [ # ] to set the time zone of your de stination when y ou are traveling. 4T o u c h [ Í ] or [ Î ] to set [...]

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    Prepa rations  37 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compa tible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commerc ially available Se cure Digi- tal (S D) car ds with this camcor der . As of December 2011, the movie recor d ing function has been tested using SD/S DHC/SD XC memo ry car ds made b y Pana soni c, T oshi ba and [...]

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    38  Prepa ratio ns Compatib le operating systems for SDX C memory cards IMPORT AN T • If you us e an SDXC mem ory car d with a compute r O S that is not SDXC- compatibl e, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In suc h case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss . • After repeat edly recor ding, deleti ng and edit ing scen es (f[...]

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    Prepa rations  39 Inserting and Removing a Memor y Card Make sure to initialize ( A 41) all me mory cards before using them with this camc order . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 O pen the memory car d slot cover . 3 Ins ert the memory car d str aight , wi th th e labe l fa cing away from the camcor[...]

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    40  Prepa ratio ns - / , Se lecting the Memor y (Built-in Memory /Memory Card) for the Recordings Y ou can select to reco rd your movie s and photos in the built-in mem- ory or on a memory car d. The default memor y for rec ording both is the built -in memor y . Operating modes: POINTS T O CHECK • Be sur e you understa nd the in formati on pr [...]

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    Prepa rations  41 3 A ctivate the relay recording. * The approximate availab le recor ding time will now r eflect the combined space in th e m em or ie s u sed f or rel ay rec ord in g. NOTES • Ther e will be a momentary s top in the sce ne at the poi nt where the camcorder switches from one memory to an other . • Any of t he foll owing acti[...]

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    42  Prepa ratio ns 3 Initialize the memory . - / , . 1 T ou ch this op tion if you w ant to physicall y erase all th e data rathe r than just cl ear the file al location table of the m emory . 2 If you selected the [Complete Initial ization] option , you can touch [Cancel] to cancel the initializatio n while it is in progr ess. All rec ordings w[...]

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    Prepa rations  43 Usi ng the Optiona l Wir ele ss Con tro ller When you use the optional WL-D89 Wir e less Controller , you can con- venient ly operat e the camcord er fr om a distance w hen, for example, you ar e using a tripod to achieve a stable shot. T o use the wir eless contro ller , first perform the followi ng proce dure to turn on the c[...]

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    44  Prepa ratio ns Wireless Con troller’ s Buttons NOTES • The wir eless contr oller ma y not work pr operly whe n the remote sen sor is situated under strong light sources or direct sunlight. 1 ST ART/ STOP butt on ( A 45) 2 G (index selec tion) button • In any in dex screen (du ring playback mode), p ress to open the [ G Index Selection][...]

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    AUT O Mode  45 AUT O Mode This chapter cover s how to easily r ecord vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic shoo ting functions like zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and mor e advanced functions, refer to Recording in Manual Mode ( A 89). Basic Record ing Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUT O Mode With mode, you[...]

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    46  AUTO Mode 2P r e s s . T o c ha nge the re cordi ng s tan da rd, ref er to Recording ( A 31). 3 Set the camcorder to mode. To rec ord vi deo Press Y to begin recor ding. • Press Y again to pause the r ecor d ing. • Y ou ca n also pres s Y on the optional WL-D89 W irel ess Con- tr oller . • The ACCESS ind icator wi ll fl ash f rom ti me[...]

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    AUT O Mode  47 About AU TO mode • On ly the fo llowin g functio ns are availa ble in mode. - Zoom ( A 50). - Qu ick Start ( A 52). - V ideo sn apshot ( A 71). - Face detecti on ( A 100) to get beautiful shot s of people every time, trac king the subjec t even i f the pe rson moves. - T ouch & T rac k ( A 102) to track other moving subjects[...]

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    48  AUTO Mode Smart AUTO ico ns * T he icon i n parentheses appear s under bac klight condit ions. Background → (co lor of the i con) Bright* (gray) Blu e sk ies * (light blue) Vivid colors* (green/red) Sunsets (orange) Subject ↓ Peopl e (stationary) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Peopl e (moving) ( ) ( ) ( ) — Subj ects othe r than peopl e, such as l an[...]

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    AUT O Mode  49 IMPORT AN T • Obse rve the followin g precaution s while the ACCESS indicato r is on or flashin g. Failin g to do so may result in per manent data los s or damage to the memory . - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er . - Do not change the camcorder’ s op[...]

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    50  AUTO Mode • When recor ding in bright places , it may be dif ficult to use the LCD scr een. In such cases, y ou can adjust t he LCD backli ght with t he q > [LCD Backl ight] se tting or adjust the bri ghtness of th e LCD scre en with the q > [LCD Brightness] setting. • U nder ce rtain co ndi tions , the Sm art AUT O icon that ap pe[...]

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    AUT O Mode  51 Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Controls 1 Dis play the zoom controls on the touch screen. • The zoom c ontr ols appear on the left side of the scre en. 2 T ouch the zoom controls to operate the zoo m. T ouch anywher e within the T area to zoom out or anywher e withi n the S area to zoom in. T ouch clo ser to th e center for a[...]

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    52  AUTO Mode Quic k Star t When you close the LCD panel with th e camcor der on, the camcor der enters the standby mode. In st andby mode the camcor der consumes only abou t 1/3 the power used when r ecord ing, saving ener g y when you are using a batte ry pack. Addi tionally , w hen you open the LCD panel, th e camcor der is r eady to start r [...]

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    AUT O Mode  53 • About stan dby mode and auto p ower off: - The camcorder will pow er off automatically i f left in stan dby mode for 10 minutes. Pr e ss P to tur n on the camcor der . - Y o u c an select t he length of ti me until shut-of f or turn off the Qui ck Start functi on altogether wi th the q > [Power Saving Mode] > [Quick Star[...]

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    54  Video Vid eo This chapte r covers functions r elated to movies, including p lay- back, advanced shoo ting, using Story Crea to r and other advanced functions. For de tails about basic video shooting, ref er to AUT O Mode ( A 45). Basic Playbac k Playing Back Video Y ou can use the s > [Data Code] settin g to choose whether to display the [...]

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    Video  55 3 L ook for the scene you want to play back. Mo ve the zo om le ver to ward T to show 15 scenes per page; move it toward S to show 6 scenes per page. 4 T ouch the desired scene to p lay it back. • For A VCHD mov ies, t he ca mcor der will p lay back th e scene sele cted and conti nue u ntil the end of t he la st scen e in the ind ex [...]

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    56  Video During p layback: Adjust ing the volume for AVCHD movies 1 Duri ng playback, touc h the screen to dis play the playback contro ls. 2T o u c h [ Ý ], dr ag your finger alo ng the [Speaker V olume]* bar t o adjust the volume and touch [ K ]. * W hen q > [A V/ Headphones] is se t to [ Ó Headpho nes], adjust the [Head- phone Volume] b[...]

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    Video  57 During playback p ause: IMPORT AN T • Obse rve the followin g precaution s while the ACCESS indicato r is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent data loss. - Do not open the memory card slot cover . - Do not disco nnect the po wer sour ce or turn off the ca mcor d er . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operatin[...]

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    58  Video 3D Flip View Operating modes: T ouch [ ] in the [ Movies] index scre en to switch to 3D Flip V iew . This fun way of displaying scenes grouped by r ecor ding date in a 3D layout can be useful to f lip through a lar ge number of record ings. ! Recor ding dat e. " Drag your finger left to go to the ne xt date with re cord- ings. # D[...]

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    Video  59 The [ Inde x Se lect ion] Scr een : Sele ctin g the C onte nt to Play Back From the [ G Index Selection] scr een you can selec t the content you want to p lay back (origina l scenes by date o r by story , or photos, f or example) . - / , Y ou can als o select t he memory fr om which you want to p lay back your record ings. Operat ing m[...]

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    60  Video NOTES • - / , Fast/slow playback mode s are n ot availabl e for scenes conver ted to standard d efi nition . Scenes in the [SD Movi es] i ndex scr een can onl y be p layed b ack at n ormal speed. • Y ou cannot jump to the previ ous or next scene with MP4 movies. Deletin g Scenes and Stori es Y ou can delet e those scene s and stori[...]

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    Video  61 3 Dele te the scene. Deleting Sce nes from the [ Movies] or [ Movies] Index Screen Operat ing modes: 1 O pen the [ Movies] or [ Movies] index screen. For A VCHD movies, to dele te all the scenes r ecorded on a specific date, dra g your finge r left/r ight unti l the d esir ed date appears in the title bar . 2 Dele te the scenes. * When[...]

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    62  Video Deletin g a Single Sce ne from a Stor y Operating modes: 1 Open the list of scenes o f the story th at contains the scene you wa nt to dele te. 2 In the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to delete. 3 T ouch the o range [ ] icon o n the left to open the [Edit Scene] screen. 4 Delete the scene. De[...]

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    Video  63 3 T ouch one or more of the rating b uttons to select all the applicable scenes . • A grayed out ra ting button i ndica tes that n o scenes in the st ory have been given that pa rticular r ating. • The number of selected scenes appears on the scr een. • T ouch the rating button again to remove those scenes fr om the selection. 4 [...]

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    64  Video IMPORT AN T • Be car eful when delet ing r ecordin gs. Onc e del eted, sc enes c annot b e reco vere d. • Deleting a st ory perm anentl y del etes a ll the scenes it co ntai ns. • When delet ing scenes, scene s will be r emoved fr om the [ Movies ] or [ Movies] index screen and from any stories in the gallery they may have belong[...]

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    Video  65 3 T ouch the desired frame in the timeline ruler to start playing back the scene from that point. To cha nge the inte rval between frames ! T ouch twice t o return to the index scr een. " Pre vious /next s cene. # Drag your finger lef t along the rule r to displ ay the next 5 fr ames. $ Scen e’ s r ecordi ng mode an d len gth. %[...]

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    66  Video Onscreen Dis plays and Da ta Code With ev ery s cene or photo r ecorded, the camcor der ke eps a data code. For A VCHD movies, the data code incl u des date/ time of r ecor d- ing, infor mation abou t the c a mera setup, et c. For MP4 movies, the data code is the date of recor ding. Y ou can choose the information to be displ ayed. Ope[...]

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    Video  67 Video Stories a nd Cinema Style Using Stor y Crea tor to Creat e Compelli ng Stories Story Cr eator is a helpf ul functio n that of fers suggestions f or typica l scenes in a number of situations. W ith Story Creator , cr eating interest- ing video stories is as easy as select ing one of the sto ry themes, such as [T ravel], [Party] or[...]

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    68  Video 5 T ouch [T o Reco r ding Screen]. A conf irmat ion scree n will appea r that s hows the se lecte d them e, stor y scene (category), shooti ng advice and the r ecom mended shooting length . 6T o u c h [ O K ] . • A new story wi ll be cr eated and the camc or der will enter r ecord pause mo de. The se lected story sce ne categor y wil[...]

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    Video  69 To select a diffe rent story s cene (cate gory) 1T o u c h [ ë ] (including the story sc ene title) at the b ottom of the screen. 2 Drag you r finger up/down to sele ct another cat egory and touch the orange [ ] icon on the left. To ex it Story Creator mode 1P r e s s . 2 T ouch [ Recording Standard] and then select a differ ent recor[...]

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    70  Video Cinema Mode and Cinema-Lo ok Filters In (cinema) mode, the camco rde r will a djust the frame r ate and several o ther picture-related settings to give your record ings a ci ne- matic look . In this mode you can also use a variety of prof essional cin- ema-look f ilters to cr eate uniq ue movies w ith a d istinctive appearance. Operati[...]

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    Video  71 Opt ions (  Default value) The camcorder of fers 7 cinema- look filters. Select the de sired filt er while previewi ng the effec t on the screen. NOTES • Photos c a nnot be r ecorded w hile t he camcor der i s set to mode. Video S naps hot Recor d a series of short scenes. Then, play back your video snapsho t sce nes set to you r [...]

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    72  Video 1P r e s s V . • A blue border appears on the screen. • Press V again to r eturn to norm al video r ecor ding mode. 2P r e s s Y . • T he c amc ord er rec ord s fo r a few seconds (the blue frame serv es as a visua l pr ogr ess bar*) and t hen automati call y r eturns to recor d pause mode. • When the ca mcor der stops r ecor d[...]

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    Video  73 Decorati ng Scenes whil e Recording Operat ing modes: 1 O pen the decorati on screen. • Th e dec oration screen wil l open au tomat ically also when you st ow the LCD pan el wit h the touc h scr een fa cing out. 2 Us e a tool from th e toolbar as explained in the follo wing procedures. 3P r e s s Y to recor d movies with your decorat[...]

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    74  Video & [ Ü ]* * (Image Mix) Choose one of 27 different frames to add onto the c anvas. Image mix can b e used in combi nati on wit h th e pens, s tamps an d animate d stamps. ' [ Ý ] ** In record ing mod e: pa us e the live vide o. T ouc h [ Ý ] again to re stor e the li ve video. Y ou can add decora tions to and re cord the fr [...]

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    Video  75 To use [Ani mate d Stamps] 1T o u c h [ × ]. The [Ani mated Stam ps] scr een wil l appea r . 2 T ouch on e of the control buttons. 3 T ouch anywhere on the canvas to pl ace the s elected animated stamp. Y ou can also drag some animated st amps to a dif ferent location. To use [Capt ions] 1T o u c h [ Ø ]. The [Capti ons] sc ree n wil[...]

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    76  Video To use the Chrom a Key function 1 Ope n the [Select Image] s creen of the image mix function ( A 75). 2 T ouch [ +] or [ -] to select t he ima ge you cr eated. 3T o u c h [ Ð ] to open the [Chroma Key] scr een. 4 T ouch [Gr een] or [Blue] dependi n g on the character istics of the image you want to use and touch [ Ï ] or [ Ð ] or dr[...]

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    Video  77 Decorati ng Scenes during Playb ack Operat ing modes: 1 F r om the [ Movies] ind ex screen or gallery , play back the scene you want to decorate. 2 T ouch the screen to display the playback contr ols. 3T o u c h [ Ò ] to open th e decoration screen. 4 Deco rate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the p revious s[...]

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    78  Video Playin g Bac k Stories fr om th e Gallery Y ou can play back recor dings made using Story Creator to pl ay them back as a single compelling video story fo llowing the or der of the story’ s script . Regul ar scenes and video s napshot scenes rec o rd ed without using Story Creator , will appear in the gallery under the [Unsorted] or [...]

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    Video  79 3 Se lect the rating o f the scenes you want to play back. 4 T ouch the story’ s thumbnail to start the playb ack. • The complet e story will b e playe d back fr om the f irst sce ne to the last. When p layback ends, the camcord er will r eturn to the gallery . • During the playback of a story other than [Unsorted] or [Video Snap[...]

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    80  Video Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immedia tely after re co rd ing them o r during playbac k. Y ou can then select multiple scenes with the same rati ng, for example, in order to pla y back or copy only your favor ite scenes. Rating Scen es Immediat ely After Recor ding Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Activate the scene rating fu[...]

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    Video  81 2 O pen the list of scenes of the story that contains the scenes you want to rate. 3 I n the [Scene List] screen, drag your finger up/down to select the scene you want to rate. 4 T ouch the o range [ ] icon on the left to open the [Ed it Scene] screen. 5 T ouch the control button of the desired rating and touch [ K ] twice to return to[...]

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    82  Video Playback with Background Music Play back movies (or a p hoto sli deshow) with b ackgr o und music. Y ou can use one of the supplied music track s or connec t an external audio player t o use your favorit e songs a s ba ckgr ound musi c. Operating modes: Using One of th e Supplied Music T r acks as Background Mus ic The supplied VI XIA [...]

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    Video  83 5 A djust the mix balanc e between the original sou nd and the background music. T ouch [ y ] (more of th e original sound) or [ Û ] (more of th e back ground mus ic) or drag your fi nger alo ng the [M usic Ba lance] b ar to adj ust the backgr ound music bal ance as de sir ed. 6T o u c h [ X ] and then touch a story or scene to start [...]

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    84  Video Using an Exter nal Audio Pla yer for Background Mus ic Use your fa vorite songs as back ground mus ic by c o nnecting an exter- nal pl ayer . POINTS T O CHECK • Y ou will need a comm erc ially avai lable audio cabl e with at l east o ne mini- stereo p lug (to co nnect to the M IC term inal on the cam corder); t he other e nd will de [...]

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    Video  85 Playback with the video not linked to the external audio 7 T ouch a story or scene to st art the video playback. 8 St art the music playback on the external player . IMPORT AN T • If you use copyrighted songs and music tracks in your video creations, remem ber th at m usic unde r co pyrig ht ma y no t be used witho ut p ermis - sion [...]

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    86  Video Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy and move sce nes in the gall ery withi n the same story scene ( category), between story sce nes in the same story , and between s tories r ecorded in the s ame memory . Operating modes: 1 Open the list of scenes o f the story th at contains the scene you wan t to copy or m[...]

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    Video  87 Sele ctin g a Story’ s Thu mbna il Im age Initi ally , the i mage used as the story’ s thumbnail is the firs t frame of t he first scene in the st ory . Y ou can set your favor ite scene as the thumb- nail that will represent the story in the gallery . Operat ing modes: 1 O pen the galler y . 2 Se lect the story w hose thum bnail y[...]

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    88  Video 1 Open the gallery . 2 Select the story whose title y ou want to ch ange. Drag yo ur finge r right/ left to brin g the desired sto ry to the front. 3 Open the [Edit Title] screen. 4 Use the virtual keyb oard to change the titl e. 5T o u c h [ O K ] > [ K ] > [ K ] to return to the gall ery . NOTES • We r ecommend us ing th e su[...]

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    Video  89 Advanced Functions Recording in Manual Mode When the camcord er is set t o mode, you can enjoy f ull access to the menus and manually adjust the expos ure, focus, whit e balance and many mor e of the ca mcorder’ s setti n gs to y our pr efere nce. Even in t his mode, though, the camcor der can help you with the setti ngs. For example[...]

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    90  Video IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss or damage to the memory . - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not disconnec t the power s ourc e or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating m[...]

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    Video  91 NOTES • For MP4 movies, you cannot r eview the la st movi e recor d ed i f , a fter you r ecor ded the movie , you per forme d anoth er operation s uch as opening a menu. Selecting the Video Quality (Recording Mode) The camcor der offers 5 re cor ding modes for r ecor d ing A VCHD movies and 2 for MP4 movie s. Changing the r ecording[...]

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    92  Video NOTES • Movies recorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A VCHD discs. Use an ex ter nal Blu-ra y D isc reco rder to cop y MX P mo vies o nto B lu- ray discs. - / , A ltern ativel y , you can use the sup plied s oftwa re VideoBr owser to cr eate A VCHD dis cs*. • The camcor der uses a variab le bit rate (VBR) to encode vi deo so the[...]

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    Video  93 Approximat e recording time s  Default value A VCHD movies in MXP mode are recorded in 1,920 x 1 ,080 resolution. AVCHD movies recorded using other recording modes are recorded in 1,44 0 x 1,080 resolution . MP4 mov ies are recorded in 1,2 80 x 720 res olution. For A VCHD movies: For MP4 movies: 1 - / , At the time of purchase, the [...]

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    94  Video Selec ting th e Frame Ra te Y ou can change the frame rate (the number of frames recor ded per second) to change th e look of your movies. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the frame rate. Opti ons fo r A VCHD movies (  Default value) Option s for M P4 movies (  Default value) NOTES • The fram e rate can be set independent[...]

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    Video  95 Spe cial Sc ene Rec ordi n g P rograms Recor ding in a very b right ski resort or capturing the ful l colors o f a sunset or a fi reworks displ ay becomes as eas y as selec ting a Special Scene r ecor d ing pr og ram. Operat ing modes: Opt ions (  Default value) [ ú SC N: Portrait]  The camco rder uses a large apertur e, to achi[...]

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    96  Video NOTES •[ ú SCN: Portrait]/[ û SCN: Sports]/[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SCN: Beach]: The pic tur e may not appear smooth du ring play back. •[ ú SCN: Portr ait]: The blu r effect of the back ground incr eases the more you zoom in ( S ). •[ ý SCN: Snow]/[ þ SC N: Beac h]: The s ubject may beco me ov erex- posed on cloudy days or i n [...]

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    Video  97 - White point s may appear on the scr een. - Autofocus may not w ork as well as in other m odes. In suc h case , adju st the foc us manu ally . •[ Š SCN: Fireworks]: - T o avoid ca mera blur (bl ur due to the camco rder mov ing) we re commen d usin g a t ripod . - When the opti onal Wide-converte r or T ele-conv erter is a ttached t[...]

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    98  Video Adva nced Image S tabil izatio n The image stabili zer red uces camcor der blur (blur due to the cam- cord er moving) so you can get nice, stable shots . Select the image sta- bilization mode according to the shooting conditions. Operating modes: 1P r e s s . 2 Select the IS mode. Option s (  Default value) [D y n a m i c ]  Com [...]

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    Video  99 NOTES • If the degr ee of camco rd er shak e is too high , the i mage st abili zer ma y not be able to full y compen sate. • For surveying and following shots, when you pa n the camc order from side to side or tilt it up and down, we recommen d setting the IS mode t o [D y n a m i c ] o r [S t a n d a r d ] . Pre-Rec ording The cam[...]

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    100  Video • Any of the following act ions will deactivat e the pre- rec ordin g function. - Leaving t he camcor der wi thout any opera tion for 5 minutes. - Changing the operating mode. - Pressing V . - Opening the d ecora tion scr een. - Closing the LC D panel to s et th e camcor der to s tandby mode. - T ouching any of the f ollowing contr [...]

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    Video  101 To select the main s ubject If th ere i s mor e than one person in t he pic ture, the camcorder w ill aut o- matical ly select one pers on it det ermines is the main s ubject. The ma in subject is indicate d by a white face d etection f rame and the camc order will optimize the settings for that person. Other faces will have gray fram[...]

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    102  Video T ouch & T rack When re cor ding a group of people using face detec tion, the camc order will automatically detect one person as the main s ubjec t. Y ou can us e T ouch & T rack to tell the cam cor der to track and optimize se ttings for a diff erent p erson. Y ou can also use T ouch & T rack to always keep in focus other[...]

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    Video  103 Fader s The camcor der of fers two professio nal looking transit ion effe cts to fade-in or fade-out scenes. Y ou have the option to activate the fader only one time or every time y ou start or sto p r ecordi ng . Operat ing modes: * Y ou can preview the transition effect on the screen. • Th e ico n of t he s elected fade r appe ars[...]

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    104  Video Manually Set ting the Shu tter Speed or Ape rture [ ’ Programm ed AE] is the d efault auto matic ex posur e (AE) r ecording program; using it , you can change f unctions like the white balance or image ef fects. Select o ne of the other AE r ecording prog rams to contr ol the shutter s peed or apertu re. Operating modes: * Y o u can[...]

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    Video  105 •[ “ Apertur e-Pri. AE]: The ac tual range of value s availa ble for select ion will vary dependin g on the init ial zoom position. • When setting a numeric value (apertur e or shutter sp eed), t he number displ ayed wi ll flash if the a pertu re value or shut ter s peed is not a ppro pri - ate fo r the rec o r ding cond itio ns[...]

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    106  Video Manual Exposure Adjustment At times, bac klit subjec ts may appear too dark (under exposed) or sub- jects under ve ry strong lights m ay appear too bright or glaring (overex- posed). T o correct this, you can adjust t he expo sure manually or use the T ouch A E function to automatic ally set the optimal e xposure for the subject you s[...]

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    Video  107 NOTES • If the r ecor ding progr am is cha nged dur ing expos ure lock, the cam- cor der will ret ur n to automa tic exposur e. • When shooting subjects with a str ong light source behind them, th e camcord er automatic ally corr ects for t he backli ght*. Y ou can turn off the automatic bac klight corr ection with the p > [Aut[...]

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    108  Video Manual Focus Adjustment Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually . Operating modes: POINTS T O CHECK • Adjust the zoom bef ore yo u start the pr ocedure. • S elect a recordi ng prog ram other than [ š SCN: Underwater] or [ Ÿ SCN: Surface]. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a subj[...]

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    Video  109 3 T ouch and hold [ F ] or [ E ] to adjust the focus. • The center of the scre en w il l be magnif ied to help you focus more easil y . Y ou c an als o turn of f this f unction with the p > [Focus Assistance] setting. • Th e foc using d istan ce dis playe d will chang e as you ad just t he focu s. The foc using dist ance w ill [...]

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    110  Video POINTS T O CHECK • S elect a recordi ng prog ram other than [ Š SCN : Fireworks]. * T ouch again to turn o ff the tele mac ro function. • The camcorde r will automatica lly adjust the zoom to the te lephoto end. NOTES • Any of the following actions wil l deactivat e the tele macr o function. - T urning of f the camcor der . - P[...]

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    Video  111 To set the custom white balance Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole scr een, and touch [Set WB]. When t he adjus tment i s comple ted, Å stops flash ing and disa ppears. The camc order will retain the custo m white b alance ev en if you tu rn it off. Opt ions (  Default value) NOTES • When you select the[...]

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    112  Video Imag e Effec ts Y ou can adjust t he color d epth, bright ness, contras t, and sharpness of the image. Operating modes: POINTS T O CHECK • Select a r ecor ding pro gram oth e r t han th e Speci al Scene re cord ing p ro- grams. 1 Open the image effects scr een. 2 T ouch [ON] and then touch [Color Depth], [Shar pness], [Contr ast] or[...]

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    Video  113 Self Timer Operat ing modes: *F o r m o v i e s o n l y . 1P r e s s . 2 A ctivate the self timer . • < will appear o n the scr een. • R epea t, selec ting [ j Off ], to turn off the self tim er . Movies: In r eco rd pause mode, pres s Y . The c amcor der starts r ecor d ing after a 10- second countdo wn*. Th e countdo wn appea[...]

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    114  Video Audio Scenes and Other Audi o Settings Y ou can have the camcorder optimize the audio setti ngs of the built-in microphone by selecting the audio scene that ma tches your surround- ings. Thi s will gr eatly enhance the sense of "being ther e." Alternatively , you can select [ Custom Setting] in order to adjust the camco rd e[...]

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    Video  115 NOTES • Aud io sce nes can not be sele cted in t he follo wing ca ses: - When an externa l micr ophone is att ached t o the mini advance d shoe. - When an externa l micr ophone is connect ed to the MIC term inal with p > [Audio Mix] set t o [ j Off]. • [ Custom Setting] is not avail able in m ode. • After setting [ Audio Scen[...]

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    116  Video Auto Win d Screen The camcor der automati cally reduces the backg round sound of wind when recording outdoors. Y ou can select from two levels or turn off the auto wind screen. POINTS T O CHECK • Set [ Audio Scene] to [ Custom Setting] ( A 114). 1P r e s s . 2 Adjust the au to wind s creen. • Repeat, sele cting [ j Off à ], to tu[...]

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    Video  117 2 A djust the audio equalizer . Opt ions (  Default value) Built-in Micro phone Directional ity Y ou can change the directional ity of the built-in micr ophone to have more contr ol over how sound is r ecorded. POINTS T O CHECK • Set [ Audio Scene] to [ Custom Setting] ( A 114). 1P r e s s . 2 A djust the b uilt-in microphone d i[...]

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    118  Video Option s (  Default value) NOTES • Except when us ing the audi o mix funct i on, an external micr ophone overrides the built-in microphone . In the following cases, the built-in micr ophone’ s dir ectiona lity cannot be changed. - When an ex ternal mi cro phone i s atta ched to the mini advan ced shoe. - When an ex ternal mi cr[...]

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    Video  119 Manual Adju stment of th e Audio Recording Level 1 O pen the manual audio r ecording level adjustment screen. • Th e aud io leve l ind icator and cu rrent aud io recordin g lev el will ap pear on the screen. W hen p > [Audio Mix] is set to [ i On], two audio level indicat ors will a ppear , the top on e for th e built-in micr oph[...]

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    120  Video NOTES • When you are using a mi crophon e connecte d to the MIC terminal , includ ing th e WM-V1 Wir eless Micr ophone, the audio le vel indicat or wil l be d isplayed au tomati cally . • Whe n the audio level mete r r eaches the r ed point ( 0 dB ), the sound may be distorted. • If the audio lev el is t oo high a nd the sound g[...]

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    Video  121 4 A djust the volume as necessary . * Y ou can also drag your finger along t he [Headphon es] bar . • Ó will appear on the scre en. To adjust t he volume during playb ack In mode, and in mode during slides how playback , adjust the head phones volume the same way you ad just the speaker’ s vol- ume ( A 56, 136). IMPORT AN T • W[...]

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    122  Video Using the Mini Advanced Shoe Using the mini advanc ed shoe, you can att ach to t he camco rder a range of optional accessories to exp and its f unctionality . For det ails about opti onal access ories ava ilable for us e with your ca mcorder , refer to Accessories ( A 229). F or details about how to attach and use the accessories , re[...]

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    Video  123 Using an External Micro phone When re cording in very qui et surroundings, the built-in microphone may pick up th e sound of the camcor der’ s internal machinery . I n such case, we r ecommend using an external micr ophone. Operat ing modes: Using the SM-V1 Surround Microphone or DM-100 Directional Stereo Mic ropho ne Using the SM-V[...]

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    124  Video Using the WM-V1 Wirele ss Micropho ne Using the WM-V1 you can reliabl y recor d sound even when re cording subjects at a distance exceeding the prac tical range of the built-i n micr ophone. Y ou can also mix and r ecor d audio from the WM-V1 with audio from the built-in microphone. For details about using the WM-V1, refer to the inst[...]

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    Video  125 4 I f necessary , activate and adjust the aud io mix balance with the p > [Audio Mix] setting . NOTES • When you ar e usin g a micr ophone connected t o the M IC term inal, the audio le vel i ndicato r will b e disp layed au tomat ically . • When an e xternal micr ophone is co nnec ted to the camcor der , p > [Auto Wind Scr [...]

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    126  Video Using an External Video Light Y ou can use the optional V L-5 Video Light or V FL-2 Video Flash Light when you need to r ecord movies in dark locati ons. Attach the optional video light to the mini advanced sho e. • Refer to Using the Mini Advanced Shoe ( A 12 2). • º w ill ap pear on the screen when you turn on the opti onal vid[...]

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    Video  127 3 Se lect the type o f audio inp ut. • This step is not necessary after conne cting an opti onal WM-V1 Wireless Micr ophone. 4 A ctivate the audio mix. 5 A djust the audio mix balan ce as necessary . T ouch [INT] (mor e of the sound from t he built- in microphone) or [E XT] (more of the sound fr om the external micr ophone) or drag [...]

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    128  Video 2P r e s s Y to capture the v ideo snapshot scene. The ca mcorder ca ptures the video sn apsho t scene fo r about 4 seconds (the blue fra me serves as a visual progr ess bar), and then enter s playb ack paus e mode . Y ou can chan ge the length of t he vide o snaps hot s cenes you captur e to 2 or 8 se conds with the r > [Video Sna[...]

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    Video  129 2 Select the photo captur e setting. To capt ure the ph otos 1 Play back the scene or story from which you want to captur e the photo. 2 Pause the playb ack at the point you want t o capt ure. 3 T ouch [PHOTO]. T o captu re a phot o sequ ence, keep touchin g [PHOT O]. The scene will be pl ayed b ack fr ame-by-fra me and each frame cap[...]

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    130  Video Dividing Scenes Y ou can divide scenes in or der to leave o ut the bes t parts and lat er cut out the rest. Operating modes: 1 Play back the scene you want to divide. 2 Pause the playback at the point where you want to divide the scene. 3 Open the scene division screen. 4 Bring the scene to a precise point, if necessary . Playba ck co[...]

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    Video  131 • The followin g scenes cannot be divide d: - V ideo s napsho t scen es an d other scen es that are too sho rt (les s than 3 seconds). - - / , Scenes that were edi ted us ing the su pplied softw are VideoBr owser and w ere then trans ferr ed b ack to t he camcor d er . • Scenes cannot be divided within 1 second fr om the beginning[...]

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    132  Phot os Photos Refer to this chapter for deta ils on viewing photos and other photo-related operations. Viewin g Ph otos Operating modes: 1P r e s s T . 2 Open the [Photos] index screen, if it is not displaye d. 3 Look for the ph oto you want to play back. Move the zoom lever toward T to show 15 photos per page; move it tow ard S to show 6 [...]

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    Photos  133 4 T ouch the photo you wish to view . • The photo is displayed in sing le photo view . • Drag your f inger left/right to br owse through the photos one by one. To re turn to th e inde x sc reen from singl e ph oto v iew 1 T ouch the scr een to display t he pl ayback c ontro ls. 2T o u c h [ f ]. Photo Jump Functi on When you have[...]

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    134  Phot os IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not disconnec t the power s ourc e or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. • Th e followi [...]

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    Photos  135 2 Dele te the photos. * When you sel ect [Select], perform the fo llowing procedu re to select the ind ivid- ual photo s you want to delete be fore touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation whil e it is in progr ess. Some photos will be de let ed nevert heless. To s elect individ u al ph otos 1 T ouch on the indivi[...]

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    136  Phot os Slideshow Y ou can play a slideshow of all the photos and even set it to music. Operating modes: 1 Open the [ Photos] index screen. 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . Musi c tracks: Steps 3 and 4 ( A 82). External audio: Steps 4 - 5 ( A 84). 3 T ouch the p hoto that will op en the slideshow to display [...]

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    Photos  137 To change th e slideshow’s tran sition effects 1P r e s s . 2 Select the transiti on effect. [ O t h e r S e t t i n g s ] > > [Slid eshow T ransi tion ] > [Off], [Diss olve] or [ Slide Im age] > [ X ][...]

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    138  Exter nal Con nections Extern al Connections This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, or comp uter . - / , Y ou can also use the ca mcor der's co nvenient Wi-Fi functions ( A 163). T er minals on the Ca mcorder Open th e LCD panel t o access the t erminals on the camcord er . 1 AV[...]

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    External Conne ctions  139 Connection D iagrams In the following connect ion diagra ms, the left side sho ws the termin als on the camcor der and the right side sh ows (for refe rence only) an example of te rminals on a connect ed devic e. Connection ! HDMI T ype: Digital Quality: High definition O utput only Connect to a high-defi nition TV (HD[...]

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    140  Exter nal Con nections Connection " Composite Video T ype: Analog Quality: Standard definition Output only Connect to a standar d TV or a VCR with audi o/video input termi nals. Change t he following settings on the camcorde r: - s / > [TV T ype] accordin g to the TV set (widescr een or 4:3), if the TV cannot aut omatically dete ct [...]

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    External Conne ctions  141 NOTES • Po wer t he ca mcorder using the c omp act pow er ad apte r an d only then conn ect it to th e compu ter usin g the su pplied USB cabl e in the fol low- ing case s. - T o writ e bac k scen es reco rded wit h th is camc order t hat w ere prev iously saved on a comput er . For detail s, r efer to the Sof tware [...]

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    142  Exter nal Con nections Playb ack on a TV Screen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy your reco rdings with f amily and friends. Playbac k on an HDTV using the HDMI OUT terminal will ensur e the b est pl ayback quality . Operating modes: 1 T ur n off the camc or der and the TV . 2 Connect the camcorder to t he TV . Refer to Connection Di[...]

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    External Conne ctions  143 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings - / , Copying Movies and P hotos to a Memory Ca rd Y ou can copy your reco rd ings from the built-in memory to a memory card. Scenes and p hotos will be copied from the index screen or from a story in the g allery in the b uilt-in memory to the same index scr e en or stor y on the me[...]

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    144  Exter nal Con nections Option s Copying Scenes from a Stor y by Ratin g Operating modes: 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired story to the front. • C heck t hat you have sele cted t he & (bui lt-in memo ry) tab. 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to copy . 3 Copy all the applicable scenes. * T ouch [Stop] to interru pt th[...]

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    External Conne ctions  145 3 Copy the phot o. 4 Dr ag your finger left/right to select another photo to copy or touch [ X ]. Copying Phot os from the Inde x Screen Operat ing modes: 1 O pen the [ Photos] index s creen. Check th at you h ave se lected the & (bu ilt -i n memo ry) ta b. 2 Copy the phot os. * When you sel ect [Select], perform t[...]

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    146  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory car d slot cov er . - Do not disconnec t the power s ourc e or turn off the camcor der . - Do not change the camcorder’ s operating mode. ?[...]

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    External Conne ctions  147 Saving AVCHD Mov ies (Windows only) With the supplied softw are Video Bro wser ( - / , only) o r T ran sfer Utility ( . only), you can save to your computer the scenes yo u have recorded. Installation Install the soft ware bef o re y ou connect the camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the Startup Gui[...]

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    148  Exter nal Con nections Saving MP4 Mov ies and Phot os (Windows/Mac O S) With the s upplied software ImageB rowser EX you can save MP 4 movies and phot os to your computer and easily or ganize them. The main system req uireme nts are as fo llows. Installation Install the s oftwar e before you connect the camcor der to the computer for the fi[...]

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    External Conne ctions  149 6 F ollow the o nscreen instructions. For W indows users, the User Account Contr ol window appea rs, follow the in stru ctions to cont inue . To check that the soft ware was installed corre ctly Y ou can check that the softwar e w as installed correct ly by looking for the I mageBr owser EX icon in the following locati[...]

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    150  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • When the camcorder is connected to a computer: - D o not open the memo ry card slot cover and do not remove the memory card. - Do not access, change or delete any of the camc ord er’ s fo lders or files directly from the comput er as this m ay result in p ermane nt data loss . Always use only the s u[...]

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    External Conne ctions  151 - / , Memor y Save: Saving an Entire Memor y onto an Externa l Hard Drive Y ou can easily save all the movies and photo s you recor d ed onto a commer cially avail able external har d drive connect ed dir ectly to the camc order *. Y o u ca n als o us e the camc order to p lay ba ck yo ur reco rd- ings di rectly fro m [...]

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    152  Exter nal Con nections Before discon necting the exte rnal hard drive Before turning of f or physically d isconnecting the external hard driv e, be sure t o safely end the connect ion to the camcor der to avoid dam - age to y our files. Fro m the [Ex ternal Hard Dr ive] scr een: IMPORT AN T • Ma ke su re you p owe r the camco rder wi th t[...]

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    External Conne ctions  153 4 T ouch [Play Back fr om Har d Drive] and select the memory save folder you wish to play back. • If you p erf orme d mult iple memor y save o pera tions on the same d ay (for exam ple, if you save d the built- in me mory and th en a mem ory car d), th e fold er name of me mory s ave fol ders fol lowing the fi rst on[...]

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    154  Exter nal Con nections Initiali zing the Exter nal Hard Drive 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power ad apter . Do not disc onnect t he power sour ce or turn off the ca mcord er until the initia lization is co mpleted. 2P r e s s T to set the camcorder to playback mode. 3 Connect the c amcor der to t he external hard driv e using th[...]

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    External Conne ctions  155 Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder Operat ing modes: In High Defini tion Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc recor ders and other A VCHD- compatible digital video r ecorders us ing the supplied USB cabl e to make perf ect copies of your movi es in high definiti on. If the external digital vide o reco r[...]

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    156  Exter nal Con nections Connecting Connect the camcor der to the VCR using Connection " . Re fer to Connection Diagrams ( A 140). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank ca ssette or disc and set the recor der to r ecord pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcorder and set it to mode. • We r ecommend p owerin g the c amcor der using t he[...]

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    External Conne ctions  157 Ins tallati on Install the soft ware bef o re y ou connect the camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the Startup Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Software Guid e (PDF file) to install the s upplied PIXELA ’ s s oftware. Convert ing Scenes int o Standard Defin ition from th[...]

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    158  Exter nal Con nections 7T o u c h [ O K ] . Connec t the camc ord er to the comp uter at thi s point ( A 159) to continue uploading t he conv erted videos t o the We b. To select indiv idual scenes (step 4) 1 T ouch on the indi vidual s cenes you w ant to co nvert. • A checkm ark ! will appe ar on the sce nes you touch . T he tota l numbe[...]

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    External Conne ctions  159 2 Se lect the rating of the stories you want to convert. 3T o u c h [ E d i t S t o r y ] > [Convert HD ' SD ( % )] and continue the conversion to standard definition from step 5 in the previous procedure ( A 157) . NOTES • When converting scenes fr om a story: - All the scene s ar e merg ed into one conv ert[...]

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    160  Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • While th e camcorde r is c onnected to t he com puter , do not ope n the memory card sl ot co ver a nd do no t r emove the memory car ds. • Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not ope n the me mory [...]

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    External Conne ctions  161 2 C onve rt the desired m ovies ( A 157). • If you ar e within the ran ge of a conf igur ed network, Web upload will start automa tically . • The status of the wire less comm unication is shown by th e Eye-Fi icon as follows: - • (grayed out) Communication not estab lished - • (w hit e, fl ashi ng) C onne cting[...]

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    162  Exter nal Con nections • While using an Eye-Fi Car d, the ACCESS ind icator m ay fla sh fr om time to time. • Wireless co mmunic ation vi a the Eye- Fi car d is avail able on ly in pla yback mode. Any wireless transfer in progress will be stopped if you set the camco rd er to r ecordin g mode. • Wireless co mmunic ation vi a the Eye-F[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  163 Wi-Fi Functions This chapter contains information about how to operate th e Wi-Fi functions of y our camcorder , starting with the Wi-Fi ne t- work setup neede d to add your camco rder to an existing Wi-Fi networ k. Introduction t o Wi-Fi The camc order 's Wi-Fi functions allow you to s end files wir elessly , which me[...]

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    164  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • While using Wi-Fi function s, the camcor der's automatic power of f func- tion will be disable d. Wi-Fi connection Ad hoc mode Connect t he camcorder to an iO S device ( A 175). Use this conn ection type if you plan to upload vide os to Y ouT ube and F a ceboo k on the go ( A 174). Wi-Fi connection Infrastruc[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  165 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Networ k Wirele ssly connecting to a Wi-Fi network via an a ccess point ( wireless rout er) is commonly r eferred to as infras tructur e mode. If your wir eless rout er suppor ts Wi- Fi Pr otected Setu p (WPS), setup will be ea sy and requir e minimal configuring. Refer to Wi-Fi Protected Setup be low [...]

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    166  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Operating modes: Wi-F i Protected Set up (WPS) T o use WPS to make a connection using infra- structure mo de, make sure your w ireless router has the WPS logo. If your wir eless router has a WPS button, se tup will be easy and all automatic. Some wireless routers that support WPS do not have a dedicated b ut- ton but us e a[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  167 4 W ithin 2 minutes, t ouch [OK] on the camcorder's screen. Y ou can to uch [Stop] and then [ OK] to interrupt the Wi-Fi Prot ected Setup while it is in progress. 5 T ouch [Automatic] to automatically obtain an IP address. • T o assign the I P addr ess manual ly , touch [Manua l] and perf orm the pro cedur e in T o m[...]

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    168  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Manua l Setup Perform thi s proced ure t o wireles sly connect the camco rde r to the wireless r outer (using infrastructure mode) if your r outer does not sup- port WPS, you wish to manuall y configure settings, or if your w ireless rout er's networ k name (SSID) cannot be det ected due to the steal th function being [...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  169 4 T ouch the [Encryption Key] control button to enter the encryption key or password of the wireless access point and then tou ch [OK]. • If the enc ryption method of the w irel ess access point is set to WEP , the WEP in dex k ey w ill app ear o n the screen. Selec t the same inde x key of the acce ss point. 5 T ouch [Au[...]

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    170  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • The functi ons avail able and th e setup method wi ll vary depending on the sp ecifica tions and char acteris tics o f the W i-Fi net work you want to use. • W i-Fi f unctions, including conne cting to a Wi-Fi network , ar e not avail- able when the optional WM-V1 Wirel ess Micr ophone is attach ed to the camc o[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  171 For F TP servers: • Corr ectly confi gur ed F TP serv er , such a s a Macintosh computer or n et- work-at tached storage (NAS) drive. Y ou will need to enter the IP addr ess , port , us er name , pass word and f ile transf er de stin ation as part of the manual setu p . Operat ing modes: File T r ansfer De stination Setup[...]

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    172  Wi-Fi Fu nctions File T ransfer Dest ination S etup for FT P Server s 1 Set the camcorder to playba ck mode and th en press . 2 Connect the c amcor der to t he Wi-Fi networ k. 3 Enter the d etails of the F TP s erver . * An inter face simi lar to the vi rtual keyb oard for text fiel ds ( A 88 ) will appear except it will contain only t he k[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  173 4 S elect the memo ry that contains th e recor dings you wish to transfer wirelessly and touch [OK]. • Y ou can se lect mor e than one memory . • T ouch [All fi les] to transf er all the r ecor ding s, or [New files] to tra nsfer only those rec ordings that hav e not be en previo usly tr ansfer red. • Once connect ed,[...]

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    174  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Uploading Recordings to Y ouT ube and Facebook Y ou can upload movies t o Y ouT ube and movie s and pho tos to F ace- book using the supplied software Network U tility running on a W in- dows comp uter . POINTS T O CHECK • If you h ave not do ne so alr eady , co mplete th e Wi-Fi net work setup ( A 165) and file transfer [...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  175 3 I f you are uploading to Y ouT ube, r ead the Y ou T ube a greement carefully and touc h [I Agree] if you agree. 4 T ouch the desired connection point to connect the camcorder to the netw ork and then touch [OK]. Once conn ected, or if only one conn ection point has been set up, the wire less uploa d will begi n automati [...]

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    176  Wi-Fi Fu nctions 2 Set up a new connection point. * T o replace the current settings, t ouch [Edit] i nstead and then manually change the setting s. T o del ete the sett ings, touch [D elete] and th en [Y es]. 3 Enter the d etails of the co nnection. * If you select [Open], you ca n select [No Encrypt ion] or [WEP]. If you select [Shared Ke[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  177 Uploadin g Videos 1 Camco r der: S et the camcorder to playback mode and then press . 2 Camco rder: Select the ad hoc Wi-Fi connection. * If the mem ory card slot cover is open, the opti on will not b e available. M ake sure the cover is closed properly . 3 Camco r der: T ouch [O K]. The camc or der wi ll conne ct as a medi[...]

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    178  Wi-Fi Fu nctions Wire less Playba ck on a DLN A -Com p at ible D evice If you have a DLNA-c ompatible player , such as an HDTV , on your home network, you can watch your r ecor dings* wir elessly . In such case, the camcor der acts as a digital media server (DMS) and the HDTV acts as a digit al media player (DMP) . Fro m the HDTV , you can [...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  179 3 Camco rder: T ouch the d esired connection point and then touch [OK]. 4 DL NA Digital Media Player: Select you r camcorder model from the list and th en play back your recordings. • The ACCESS indi cator blinks during the c onnection. • R efer to t he DLN A devic e's ins truct ion manu al for d etails o n the pro[...]

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    180  Wi-Fi Fu nctions NOTES • Playback may not appear smoot h dependi ng on the wir eless rou ter's sett ings an d capa bility . In s uch cas e, try th e followi ng. - R emove an y obje cts betwe en the camcorder a nd wireles s acces s point th at may i nterfer e wi th the wire less signa l. - M ove th e camc order cl oser to the wirele s[...]

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    Wi-Fi Functi ons  181 Gloss ary This is a glossary of s ome of th e basic terms used frequently in this chapter . The documentation for your wire less rout er may also con- tain a glossary you can refer to. Access point A wireless access po int (WAP) is a device that allows wireless devices , like your camc order , to connect to a wir ed network[...]

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    182  Additional Information Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advice, sc reen mes- sages, handling and maintenanc e tips, and othe r information. Appendix: Menu Options Lists Menu items not available app ear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, re fer to Using the Menus ( A 28). For d etails about eac[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  183 1 The de fault setting is on in mode and off in other ca mera mod es. 2 Some op tions are available o nly when recording a story using Stor y Creator . [ È Pow ere d IS] 1 [ON], [OFF ] zzz 98 [ZOOM Zoom] Zoom controls , [ST ART]/[STOP] cont rol zzz 51 [ W ] (tele macro) : T oggle on or of f – zz 109 [ Audio Scene[...]

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    184  Additional Information [Ed it] Panel - Mode * Option available only for A VCHD movies. Contr ol Bu tton [ Movies] Index Scre en [ Movi es ] Index Screen [ z SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause A - / , From the bui lt-in memory: [Copy ( % )] < date >, [Select ], [All Scen es] [Select] , [All Scenes] – – 143 - / , From the bui lt[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  185 In the galler y: * Ope ration not available for the two preexisting stories, [Unso rted] and [Vide o Snap- shot]. [Edit ] Pane l - Mode Control Button [Edit Story] from the [St or y Details] scr een [Edit Scene] from the [Scene List] screen Playback Pause A - / , Fr om the built -in memory: [Copy ( % )] < by scen[...]

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    186  Additional Information [ Other Se ttings] Menus When the camc order is in mode, you w ill not be a ble to access the p m enu. p Ca mera Se tup Menu item Set ting options n A [Self Timer] [ i On < ], [ j Off] zz 113 [Digital Zo om] [ j Off] , [ n 40x], [ o 200x] z –– [Zoom Speed] [ Y Variable] , [ Z Speed 3] , [ [ Speed 2], [ ] Speed [...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  187 1 Option a vailable only for recording movies. 2 Option a vailable on ly when the optional SM -V1 Surround M icrophone is a ttached to the cam corder after having updated the camc order’ s firm ware using the me m- ory card supplied with the SM- V1. [Digital Zoom]: De term ines the operation of the digital zoom. T[...]

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    188  Additional Information [Focus Assistanc e]: When fo cus ass ista nce is activa ted, the imag e at the center of the screen i s magnified to hel p you focus manuall y ( A 108). • Using foc us assist ance will not aff ect the recor dings. It will be cancell ed automa ticall y after 4 seconds or when yo u start recor ding. [Auto Slow Shutter[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  189 [Surround Mic Direction ality]: Sets the directi onality mode of the optional SM-V1 Surr ound Microphone . [ ò Surround]: R ecords 5.1c h surr ound sound. [ ó Z oom]: Records 5.1 audio channels. Additionally , the audio is linked to the zo om positio n. The larger the subjec t appears on the scr een, t he loude r [...]

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    190  Additional Information [TV T ype]: When you connect the ca mcorder to a TV using the optional STV -250N Ster eo Video Cable, select the s etting accor ding to the type of TV in o r der t o displ ay the p ictu re in fu ll and in the correct aspect ratio . [ + 4:3 TV]: TV se ts with 4:3 aspect ra tio. [ , W ide TV]: TV sets with 16:9 aspect r[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  191 1 Option n ot available i n mode . 2 Opti on avai labl e onl y fo r A VCHD mo vies. 3 This is t he only opti on available w hen an ex ternal hard d rive is conne cted to the camcorder . [Rate Scenes (R ecording)]: When se t to [ i On] , the sc ene ra ting sc ene will appear af ter every s cene you r ecord. [Av ailab[...]

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    192  Additional Information [x.v .Color]: Uses a color s pace wi th an ex tended gamut to a c hieve deepe r colo rs, c loser t o real li fe. • Use this function to recor d video only when you intend to play b ack your re cord ings on an HDTV c ompat ible with x .v .Color , connect ed to the camco rd er usin g the suppl ied HDMI ca ble. If rec [...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  193 q System Setup Menu item Set ting options y A [Output Onscree n Displ ays] 1 [ i On] , [ j Off ] zzzz – [Language ! ] [ ], [Dansk], [Deuts ch], [ ], [ English] , [Español], [Français], [Itali ano], [Magy ar], [Melayu], [ Nederlands ], [Norsk], [Polski] , [Port uguês], [ ] , [Suomi], [Svenska], [Türkç e], [ ],[...]

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    194  Additional Information [Autosta rt Decoratio n] [ i On] , [ j Off] zz –– – [Power Sa ving Mode] [Auto Power Of f]: [ j Off], [ i On] zzzz – [Quick Star t (Standby)]: [Off], [10 min] , [20 min], [30 min] - / , [Initialize & / * ] . [Initialize * ] [ & Built-in Mem.]*, [ * Mem. Card]* * - / , onl y . zzzz 41 [Complet e Initial[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  195 1 Option n ot available i n mode . 2 Option a vailable onl y after connec ting an exter nal hard d rive to the cam corder . 3 Option available only after having inserted an Eye-Fi car d into the memory card slot. [Outpu t Onscree n Displays ]: When set to [ i On], the camcorder’ s onscr een displays will ap pear a[...]

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    196  Additional Information [Custom Control Button ]: On the lower right of the r ecording screen, a control button t hat is a short c ut to one of the functions i n the [ Main Functions] panel is consta ntly displa yed. By cha nging this set ting, you can change th e shortcut , which wil l allow you to acce ss one of your fre quently used funct[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  197 • Depending on th e TV set, additiona l settings may be r equired on the TV itself to activate the HD MI-CEC funct ion. Refe r to the TV’ s instructi on manual. • Corr ect operation of the HDM I-CEC fun ction ca nnot be guaran teed even when con necting the camcor der to com patible TV sets. I f you cannot use[...]

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    198  Additional Information Appendix: Onscr een Icon s and Displays Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the [ Main Funct ions] pa nel ( A 29) 2 Smar t AU TO ( A 47) 3 Face det ect ion f rame ( A 100) 4 T ouc h & T rack f rame ( A 10 2) 5 Control butto n [PHOTO]: T ake a phot o ( A 45, 89, 12 8) 6 Control but[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  199 Recording Movies Manual mode Cinema mode A h Recording program ( A 95) A j Manual exposure ( A 106) A k AGC (automatic gain co ntrol) limit ( A 107 ) A l = Instant A F/ @ Normal AF ( A 187 ), MF Manual focus ( A 108 ) S q Face de tection ( A 10 0) S a White balance ( A 110) S s Audio level indicator ( A 118) S d x.v[...]

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    200  Additional Information Playing Mo vies (during playback) AVCHD movies : MP4 movies: F g Extern al audio input ( A 84) F h Eye-Fi wireless commu nication ( A 160) F j Scene numb er F k Playback control buttons ( A 56) F l Data code ( A 66, 189) G q V olume an d back gr ound mu sic balance c ontrols ( A 56 , 83) G a Fil e number ( A 192) G s [...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  201 Viewing Photos G d Control button [Edit]: Open the Edit panel ( A 185) G f Current photo / T ota l number of photo s G g Control button [ h ]: Photo j ump ( A 133) G h Control button [ Ð ]: Slideshow ( A 136) G j Control button [ f ]: Retur n to the [ Photos] in dex screen ( A 13 2)[...]

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    202  Additional Information 7 Memor y op er ation Ü Rec ord, Û Rec ord pa use, Ð Play back, Ý Playb ack paus e, × Fast playback, Ø Fast reverse playback, Õ Slo w playbac k, Ö Slow rever se playb ack , Ó Frame advance, Ô Fr ame reve rse . 9 Remaining battery time • The icon shows a rough estimate of the remai ning charge as a percent [...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  203 Trou b le? T roubleshooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , refe r to this section. Some- times w hat you th ink is a malfunction of the camcorder may have the simples t of s olutio ns - pleas e r ead the “CHECK THI S FIRST ” box before going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult y[...]

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    204  Additional Information Cannot charge the battery pack. - Make sure the camcorder is off so charging can s tart. - The tempera ture of the battery pack is outsi de its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)). Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it cool down, as necessary , and try charging it again. - C harge th e b[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  205 Changing the operating mode between recording ( Ü )/record paus e ( Û )/playback ( Ð ) takes longer than usual. - When the memor y contains a large number of scenes, some operations may ta ke longer than usual. Save your recordings ( A 146) and initialize the memory ( A 41). Movies or photos cannot be recor ded p[...]

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    206  Additional Information When playing back scenes/slideshow with bac kground music , t he music track is no t played back correct ly . - This can occur when you trans fer the music files to a memory card after repeatedly recording and deleting scenes (fragmented memory). Save your recordings ( A 146) and i nitialize the memory card ( A 41). T[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  207 ? appears on the screen. - The camcorder has become hot while in the [Unde rwater] or [Surface] recording program. T urn off the camcorder and let it cool down. The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes rapidly ( one flash at 0.5-second intervals). - The temperature of the batter y pack is outside its o per ating range[...]

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    208  Additional Information Sound is distorted or is recorded at lowe r levels. - When recording near loud so unds (such as fire works, shows or concerts), so und may become distorted or it may not be recor ded at the ac tual levels. Activate th e microphone attenuator ( A 188) or adjust the a udio recording level manually ( A 118). There are br[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  209 Cannot upload files wirelessly us ing an Eye-Fi card. - q > [Eye-Fi Communication] is set to [Off] ( … appears onscreen). Set it to [Auto- matic]. - Wireless communication is not available with an Eye-F i card in recording mode or while the optional WM-V1 Wireless Microphone is attached to the camcorder . Set t[...]

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    210  Additional Information Cannot save photos on my computer - When the memory contains too many photos (Windows – 2,500 pho tos or more, Macintosh – 1,000 photos or more), you may not be able to transfe r photos to a computer . T r y using a ca rd reader to transfer the photos on the memory card. - / , only: T o transfer the pho- tos in th[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  211 Cannot connect with the wireless router . - Check that the wireless router is working corr ectly . - The effective communication range between the camcorder and wireles s router may vary depending on the strength of the wi reless signal. T ry using the camcorder closer to the wir e- less router . - Cordless phones, [...]

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    212  Additional Information - / , Cannot convert - Cannot access the memory card. Check the memory card and make sur e it is inserted cor- rectly. - Y ou inserted a MultiMedia Card (MMC) into the camcorder . Use a recommended memory card ( A 37). - There was an error creating the file name. Set > [File Numbering] to [Reset] and initialize the[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  213 - / , Cannot play the movies in the built-in memory Initialize only using the camcorder - The camcorder' s built-in memory was initialized using a computer . Initialize the built-in mem- ory with this camcorder ( A 41). Cannot play the movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be played back from a 64 MB or sm[...]

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    214  Additional Information Check the memory card - Cannot access the memory card. Check the memory card and make sur e it is inserted cor- rectly. - A memory card error occurred. The camcor der cannot record or display the image. T ry remov- ing and reinserting the memory card, or use a different memory card. - Y ou inserted a MultiMedia Card ([...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  215 LCD screen has been dimmed Use the [LCD Backlight] setting to change the brightness - Change the q > [LCD Backlight] setting to [Normal] or [Bright]. May not be possible to recor d movies on this memory card - Y ou may not be able to record movies on a memory card without a Speed Class rating. Replace the memory [...]

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    216  Additional Information Number of scenes already at maximum - The maximum number of AVCHD scenes (3,999 scenes ) has been reached. Delete so me scenes ( A 60) to free some space. Number of stories already at maximum - The gallery already contains the maximum number of stories (98 stories in any one given memory). Delete some stories ( A 63) [...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  217 Some scenes were recor ded using another device and cannot be copied. - Scenes that were not recorded with this ca mcorder cannot be copied to the memory card. T ask in progress. Do not disconnect the power source . - The camcorder is u pdating the memory. W ait unt il the operation ends and do not disconnect the co[...]

  • Página 218

    218  Additional Information List of Messages for t he Optional Video Lig ht - / , List of Messages for Connecting to an External Har d Drive - / , List of Messages for Wi-Fi Functions Battery charge is low . C annot use the accessory attached to the mini advanced shoe . - The batter y charge is too low to supply power to the access ory attached [...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  219 Cannot connect to FTP server - Make sure that the camcorder and FTP server have the same IP address c onfigured. - This message will appear if the encryption key is incorrect when the encryption method is set to [Open]. The encryption key is case sensitive s o make sure to enter it cor rectly . - The port number is [...]

  • Página 220

    220  Additional Information No access points found - Cordless phones, microwave ovens, refriger ator s and other appliances may interfere with the wireless si gnal. T ry using the camcorder in a location farther away from such applianc es. - Make sure that you use the wireless router’ s SSID for the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings . - A connecti[...]

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    Addition al Informatio n  221 Un able to obt ain an IP ad dres s - If you are not using a DHCP server , configure the camcorder’ s Wi-Fi settings manually or obtain an IP address using the [Man ual] setting. - T urn on the DHCP server . If it is already on, make sure it is functioning properly . - Make sure the address range for the DHCP serve[...]

  • Página 222

    222  Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the following p recautions to ensure maxim um per- formance. • Save y our record ings periodically . Ma ke sure t o tr ans fer yo ur rec ord- ings to an exte rn al devic e such as a com puter o r digit al vide o recorder ( A 143) and save them [...]

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    Additional Information  223 • Do not poin t the lens at strong li g ht so urc es. Do not leave the cam- corder p ointed at a bright subjec t. • Do not use or stor e the camcorder in dusty or sandy places. The cam- corder is not waterproof – avoid also water , mud or salt. If any of the abov e shoul d get into th e camco rd er it may da mag[...]

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    224  Additional Information Batter y Pack • Dirty termina ls may cause a poor contac t between the battery pack and the ca mcorder . W ipe th e termi nals wi th a soft clo th. Long-te rm storage • Stor e batt ery p acks in a dry place a t tempe ratur es no higher than 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the batte ry lif e of the batter y pack,[...]

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    Additional Information  225 Memory Card • We recomm end back ing up the recor dings on the mem ory car d onto your co mputer . Data ma y be corrupt ed or los t due to memo ry car d defe cts or exposur e to stati c elect ricity . Canon shal l not be lia ble f or lo st or corrupted da ta. • Do not touch or expose the term inals to dust or d ir[...]

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    226  Additional Information Disposal When you delete movies or initialize the me mory , only the file alloc ation table is alt ere d and stor ed data is not physicall y erased. When y ou dis- pose of the camcor der or memo ry card or give either to another per- son, initiali ze the camcorder's buil t-in memory ( - / , only ) or memory card [...]

  • Página 227

    Additional Information  227 Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Camcor der Body • Use a so ft, dry cloth to clea n the camco rder bod y . Neve r use chemic ally treate d cloth s or v olatile so lvents such as paint thinner . Lens an d Instant A F Senso r • If the len s surf ace o r Inst ant AF sensor is dirty , au tofocus may not work properly . ?[...]

  • Página 228

    228  Additional Information To avoid cond ensation • D o not e xpose the camco rder to sudd en or e xtreme chang es in tem- perature. • Re move the mem ory ca rd and bat tery pa ck. Th en, plac e the ca mcorde r in an air tight pl astic bag and let it ad just gr aduall y to temper atur e change s befo re re moving it from the ba g . When con[...]

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    Additional Information  229 Genera l Inform ation Accessories * S upplied with the camcorder ; not available as an optiona l accessory . ** - / , only . (Av ailability differs from area to area) 1 2 7 A q A a A f A g A h A j A s A d A k A l S q S aS s 89 4 56 3 TV/HDTV Digital video recorder Computer External hard drive** Card reader/writer Opti[...]

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    230  Additional Information NOTES • Accessor ies tha t are com patible with the Ad vanced Acce ssory Shoe cannot be att ached to th is ca mcor der . Loo k for the Min i A DV ANC ED SHOE logo to ensur e compatibi lity with th e mini a dvanced shoe. Option al Accesso ries Call or v isit your local r etailer/ dealer fo r genuine Canon v ideo acce[...]

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    Additional Information  231 5 CG-700 Battery Charger Use the batt ery charg er to charge the battery packs. Charging , Recording and Playb ack Times The charg ing tim es g iven in the follo wing table are ap proximat e and var y accordi ng to c hargi ng co nditio ns an d initia l cha rge o f the ba ttery pack. Recor ding and play back times give[...]

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    232  Additional Information - / , Recor ding AVCHD movie s using the bu ilt-in memor y Recording AVCHD movies using a memory card * A pproximate times f or recording with repeated operations such as start/st op, zoom ing, and powe r on/ of f. Batter y pack Recording mode Recording (maximum ) Recording (typical)* Playback BP-718 MXP 115 min. 75 m[...]

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    Additional Information  233 7 TL-H4 3 Tele -convert er This T ele- conve rter lens increas es the focal le ngth o f the cam corder lens by a factor of 1.5. • The image stabili zer is not as effect ive when the T e le-co nver ter is at tached . • The min imum focu sing distanc e at full telephoto with the TL-H43 is 3. 3 m (10.8 f t.). 8 WD-43[...]

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    234  Additional Information A g DM-100 Directio nal Stereo Micr opho ne This hi ghly se nsitive , super-directional microph one at tache s to th e cam corder’ s mini advanc ed sho e. It can be used as dir ectional micr ophone (monaural) or ster eo micr opho ne. A h VL-5 Vide o Ligh t This video light enables you to re cord bright ly in color e[...]

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    Additional Information  235 S a WP-V4 Wa terpr oof Case This c ase allows you to record movi es and take photos underwater without get- ting t he camc order wet . S s SC-20 00 Soft Carrying C ase A ha ndy camc or der bag with padd ed comp artm ents an d plen ty of sp ace for acces sorie s. This mark identifies genuine Canon video accessories . W[...]

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    236  Additional Information Specifications VIXIA HF M52 / VIXIA HF M50 / VI XIA HF M500  — V alues given are app r oximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.1ch* MP4 Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio compression: M PEG-2 AAC-L[...]

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    Additional Information  237 • Image Sensor 1/3-inch CMOS, 2,370,000 pixels  Effective pixels: 2,070,000 pixels  (1920 x 1080) • LCD T ouch Screen: 3 inch, wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots  , touch operation • Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone with multiple directionality settings • Lens f=6.1-61 mm, F/1.8-3.0, 10x o[...]

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    238  Additional Information - / , Wi-Fi • Standard: Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol • Frequency: 2.4 GHz • Supported channels: 1 - 11 • Encryption methods: WEP-64/WEP-128, TKIP/AES Power/Other s • Power supply (rated) 3.6 V DC (battery pack), 5.3 V DC (compact po wer adapter) • Power consumption  2.7 W (SP mode, AF on,[...]

  • Página 239

    Additional Information  239 • Rated voltage: 3.6 V DC • Operating temperature  : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Battery capacity: 1,840 mAh (typical); 6.5 Wh / 1,790 mAh (minimum) • Dimensions  : 30.3 x 24.9 x 40.1 mm (1.2 x 0.98 x 1.6 in.) • Weight  : 42 g (1.5 oz) About the m usic fi les The specif ications of the musi c fi[...]

  • Página 240

    240  Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 228 AGC (automatic g ain control) limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Apertu re (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Aspect r atio of a c onnected TV (TV type ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Audi o mix . [...]

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    Additional Information  241 Image stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 Index screen selectio n . . . . . . . . . . 59 Initializing the memory . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Intelligent IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95 LCD touc h screen . . [...]

  • Página 242

    242  Additional Information Te l e p h o t o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 Time zo ne/DST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 T ou ch & T rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 To u c h A E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 To u c h A F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    243 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WA RRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A T ES The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U .S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equi pment (the “Equipment”) purc hased in the United States. This limited warranty is onl y effective upon presentation of yo [...]

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    244 LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DA T A, INCLUDING WITHOUT LI MIT ATION, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DA TA STORED ON THE EQUIPMENT’S HARD DRIVE , OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE USE, MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT , REGARDLESS OF TH E LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, AND EVEN IF CANON USA HAS BEEN AD[...]

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    245 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED WA RRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon Canada Inc. (“ Canon Canada”) with r espect to Canon Consu mer Digital Video Equipme nt (the “Equipment”) purchas ed in Canada. This limited warranty is only effective upon presenta tion of a bill of sal e or other proof o f [...]

  • Página 246

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