CanonメーカーVixia HF R21の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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PUB. DIE-0383-000 HD Camcorder Instruction Manual Y C OP Y.
2 Introduc tion Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE , USE THE RECO MMENDED ACCESSORIES ONL Y .
3 CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of batt eries are attached. Use only the same type of batteries. • Do not expose batteries or pr oduct to excessive heat such as the inside of a car under direct sunlight, fire , etc. I mporta nt W arn i ng CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMOVE COVE R (OR BACK).
4 In these safety instructions the word “p roduct” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF R21 A / VIXIA HF R20 A / VI XIA HF R200 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions.
5 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos a re trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Microsoft and Windows ar e trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • Macintosh and Mac OS are trad em arks of Apple Inc.
6 Exciting F eatures and New Functions High-Definitio n Video Y ou r camcorde r’ s full high-definit ion image sensor (Full HD CMOS) captures video at a r esolution of 1,920 x 1,08 0 pixels 2 . Videos are th en recorded i n the memory in high definition , using A V CHD speci ficat ions 3 .
7 Smart AU T O ( 0 43) Smart AUTO automat ical ly se lects the bes t scene m ode for the scen e you w ant to shoot . Y ou get s pecta cula r recordi ngs every time w ithout worrying about setting s . Video S nap shot ( 0 68) Shoot or capt ure short scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite backgr ound music.
8 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi SD AVCHD MPEG-2 Connect the camc or der to an HDTV ( 0 114) Play video dir ectly from y our reco rded memory card AV CHD-compatible HDTVs and digital recor ders with an S D memory card slot 4 .
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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 C amcorder 16 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 18 Names of P arts Pre.
Table of conte nts 11 Smart AUTO Mode 43 Basic Recor ding 43 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in Smart AUTO Mode 47 Zooming 49 Quick Start Functi on V ideo 50 Basic Playback 50 Play ing B.
12 Table of cont ents 87 Onscr een Displays and Da ta Code 87 Rating Scenes 90 Gallery and Scene Operations 90 Managing Stories 94 Capturing V ideo Snapshot Scenes and Photos from a Movie 96 Divid.
Table of conte nts 13 Additional Information 132 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 132 FUNC. Panel 136 Setup Menus 147 Appendix: Onscreen Icons and Displays 152 T rouble? 152 T roubleshooting 159 L.
14 Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Cano n VIXIA HF R21 / VIXIA HF R20 / VIXIA HF R200. Please read this ma nual careful ly before you use the camcorder and r etain it for futur e reference . Should your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 0 152) .
Introdu ction 15 Self Timer • n appears. • Repeat, se lecting [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . For movies: In r ecord pause mode, pres s g . The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen .
16 Introduction Getti ng to Know the Camco rder Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs The following acces sories ar e supplied with the camcor d er: * CA-110E includin g power cor d , in Asia.
Introdu ction 17 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA's T ransfer Utility CD-ROM 1 and Inst allation Guide for P IXELA ’ s software - PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utility - Software for saving and transferring movies and mu sic f ile s you ca n us e as ba ckground m usic.
18 Introduction Names of Parts 1 RESET bu tton ( 0 156) 2 butto n ( 0 30 )/ / WE B button ( 0 125) 3 2 (camera/pl ay) butto n ( 0 31) 4 VIDEO SNAP (video sn apshot) butt on ( 0 68) 5 DISP .
Introdu ction 19 A k Stere o mi cr oph one ( 0 75) A l Z oom lever ( 0 47 ) S q P HOTO butt on ( 0 43, 107) S a A CCESS indicator ( 0 43, 58, 10 7) S s P OWER button S d O N/OFF (CHG ) (charge) in.
20 Introduction S g Speaker ( 0 52) S h ST A RT/ST OP b utton ( 0 43, 58) S j T ripod sock et ( 0 167) S k S erial numb er The serial number label is located on the ba ttery compar tment co ver .
Prepa rations 21 Prepar ations This chapt er descr ibes bas ic opera tions, s uch as usi ng the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and firs t time settings to help you learn more a bout your camcorder .
22 Prepa ratio ns 3 Slide the battery compartment cover away from the lens and open it. 4 Insert the battery pack all the way into the co mpartment and press gently until it clicks. 5 Close the co ver and slid e it toward the lens until you hear a click.
Prepa rations 23 To remove the battery pack 1 Slide the batter y compartment cover away fr om the lens and open it. 2 Raise the edge of the ba ttery pack in the dir ection of the arr ow and pul l out the batt ery pack. 3 Clos e the cover and slide it toward the lens un til you hear a click.
24 Prepa ratio ns • If remainin g bat tery ti me is an issue , you can po wer t he ca mcor d er using the com pact power a dapter so the batte ry pa ck wi ll n ot be co n- sumed. • Char ged batte ry packs cont inue to di scharge nat urally . Ther efor e, charge them o n the d ay of use, or the d ay bef ore , to e nsur e a f ull charg e.
Prepa rations 25 Stylus Pen Stra ps To attach an optional wris t strap Pass the attachin g end of the wrist strap through the rear bracket on the cam- corder , thread the wrist strap through the loop and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wr ist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra conv enience and prote ction.
26 Prepa ratio ns To attach an optio nal shoulder strap Pass the end s of the should er stra p throu gh the s trap mo unt on the gri p belt and ad just t he length of the strap.
Prepa rations 27 Adjusting the Position an d Brightness of the LCD Screen Rot ating the LC D P anel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • Y ou can ro tate the pa nel 90 degr ees downward. • Y ou can r otate the pa nel 180 degr e es towar d the l ens.
28 Prepa ratio ns With the camcorder on, hold h pressed down for mor e than 2 seconds. • Repea t this ac tion to swit ch the LC D backl ight betw een of f (normal) a nd on (bright).
Prepa rations 29 Basic Operation o f the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contr o l buttons and menu it ems that appear on the t ouch screen change d ynamically depending on the operatin g mode and the t ask you ar e perfor ming. Y ou can e asily op erate the touch scr een using your finger or the supplied stylus pen.
30 Prepa ratio ns • In the follo wing cas es, you m ay not be able to p erform to uch oper ati ons corr ectly . - Operating the touch scr een with wet or gloved hands or using your fingernails or other hard-t ipped objects othe r than the stylus pen, such as b allpoint pens.
Prepa rations 31 Playback Press the S (camera/play) button to switc h the camc o rd er between c amera (reco rding ) mode a nd playback mode . Y ou can pr ess S when the ca mcorder is o ff to turn i t on directl y in playback mode .
32 Prepa ratio ns Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functions can be adjuste d fro m the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. In mode, however , most menus can- not be acces sed and, except in a few cases, m ost menu settings w ill return to their default values.
Prepa rations 33 The S etup Menus 1 mode only: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T o uch [MENU] to open the setup menus. 3 T o uch the tab o f the desired menu. 4 Dr ag your finger up and down to bring the set ting you want to change into the orange selection bar .
34 Prepa ratio ns First Time Set tings Setting the D ate and Time Y ou will need to s et the date and time of the camcor der befor e y ou can start using it. The [D ate/Time] scre en will appear automatically when t he cam- cord er’ s clock is not set.
Prepa rations 35 Changing the Language The default language of the ca mcorder is English. Y ou can set it to one of 27 languages. * Only wh en performing t he procedure in a recording mode. NOTES • Some control buttons , such as [ZOOM], [FUN C.] or [MENU], wi ll appear in En glish regardles s of t he la ngua ge se lected .
36 Prepa ratio ns Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Co mpatible for Use with th e Camcorder Y ou can use commerci ally available Secur e Digital (SD) cards with this camcor der . Howe ver , depen ding on th e memory car d, you may not be able t o reco rd movies .
Prepa rations 37 SDXC Memory Cards Use SDXC memory car ds only with SDXC-co mpatible dev ices, such as SDXC-compati ble digital reco rders , computers and car d r eaders. T he table below summarizes compatib ilit y by computer operating system, as of October 2010.
38 Prepa ratio ns Inserting and Removing a Memory Ca rd Make sure to initialize ( 0 41) all memory cards before using them with this camcorder . 1 T ur n off the ca mcorder . Make sure the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is off. 2 Open the double memory card slot cover .
Prepa rations 39 Selecting the Me mory fo r the Recordings Y ou can select to r ecor d your mo vies an d photos in the b uilt-in m emory ( / ) or on a memory car d. The default memory for re cor ding both is the bui lt-in memor y ( / ) or memory card X () .
40 Prepa ratio ns Relay Recording of Movie s Y ou can a ctivate t he re lay r ecord ing so if the memo ry you ar e using becomes f ull while r ecording mov ies, the r ecording will continue auto- maticall y on a memory car d. Wh en reco rdi ng on m em or y c ard X , you can use memory card Y for rela y re c ordi ng ( 497 ).
Prepa rations 41 Initia lizing th e Memo r y Initi alize memory car ds when you use them with this ca mcorde r for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memor y card or the built-in memory ( / only) to permanently delete all the r ecor dings it contains.
42 Prepa ratio ns IMPORT AN T • Init ializin g the m emory will perma nent ly eras e all recording s. Lost origi- nal reco rdin gs ca nn ot be reco ve red. M ak e sure you s ave imp or tan t re cord ings in advance usi ng an exte rnal devic e ( 0 116).
Smart AUTO Mode 43 Smart AUT O Mode This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in Smart AUTO mode, and how to use basic shooting functions like zoom a nd Quick St art. T o e njoy full access t o menus and more advanced functions, refer to the r elevant chapters for video ( 0 58) an d photos ( 0 107).
44 Smar t AUTO Mode T o re cord vid eo 3P r e s s g to begin record ing. Pr ess g ag ain to pau se the reco rding. T o take ph otos 3P r e s s j halfwa y . If the subject i s not in focus, h w ill flash in y ellow. Adju st the camcorder's position and press j halfw ay again .
Smart AUTO Mode 45 • When shooti ng in mo de, t he cam cor der wi ll automatica lly detect ce rtain cha racteri stics o f the subjec t, backgr ound , lighting conditions, etc.
46 Smar t AUTO Mode IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precauti ons 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 o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover .
Smart AUTO Mode 47 Zoomin g The camcorder offers three types of zoom - op tical, advanced and dig- ital. For optica l zoom, the camcorder uses t he optic al magnifica tion ratio of the lens.
48 Smar t AUTO Mode Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Con trols 1 Display the zoom controls on the touch screen. • The zoom controls appear on the left side of the screen. 2 T ouch the z oom controls to o perate the zoom. T ouc h anyw here wit hin th e Q area to zoom out or any where wit hin the P are a to zoo m in.
Smart AUTO Mode 49 Qui ck St art Fu ncti on When you cl o se t he LCD pane l with the camcor der on, the cam cor der enter s the stand by mode. In stand by mode th e camcor der c onsumes only about 1/3 the p ower used when r ecording, s aving ener gy when you ar e using a bat tery pa ck.
50 Video Vid eo This chapte r covers functions r elated to movies, including p lay- back, advanced shoo ting, advanced funct ions and scene oper- ations.
Video 51 4 T o uch the desired scene to play it back. • Playb ack wi ll s tart f rom the scene s elect ed and conti nue un til the end of the last scene in the index scr e en. • T ouch the scre en during playbac k to displa y the playb ack contr ols for a fe w seco nds.
52 Video During p layback: A Stop the play back. B Jump to the beg inning of th e scene . Doub le- tap to jump to the pr evious s cene. C Pause the play b ack . D T ouch to show volume and audio balan ce contr ols. Dr ag your fi nger l eft and righ t alo ng the bar to adju st.
Video 53 During playback p ause: IMPORT AN T • Obser ve the follo wing precau tions wh ile the ACCESS in dicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent dat a loss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcorder .
54 Video 3D Flip View 3D Flip View is a fun way to display yo ur video recordings (original scenes) in a 3D layout, or ganized by reco rding date. In the date index screen, touch [ ] .
Video 55 In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle photo vi ew , touch t he scr een once to d isplay the contr ols then touch [ Q ] to open the [Photos] index scr een. Opt ions NOTES • Fast /slow p laybac k modes are not avail able for s cenes c onve rted to standard definition.
56 Video Deleting Scenes Y ou can delete those scenes tha t yo u are not interested in keeping. Deleting scen es allows you also to fr ee up space on the memor y . See also Deleting Scenes and Stories from the Gallery ( 0 90). 1 In the date index screen, open the scr een that contains the scenes you want to delete.
Video 57 3 T o uch the desired option. If you selected [Sel ect], touc h the scenes to delete and then touch [OK ]. A chec kmark O wil l app ear on selected sce nes. T ouch a select ed scen e again to r emove the checkmark. Y ou can als o touch [Remove All] to r emove al l checkm arks.
58 Video Advanced Functions Shooting Video in Flexible Recording Mode When the camcor der is in (fle xib le reco rding) mode, you ca n enjoy full access to the menus and manually adjust th e exposur e, focus, whi te balanc e and many more o f the camcorder's s ettings to your pr eference.
Video 59 • Be sure to sa ve you r rec ordi ng s regu la rly ( 0 116), especially after making import ant recordings . Canon shall no t be liab le for any lo ss or corruption of data. NOTES • The z oo m, Quick Sta rt function, power s aving m odes, etc.
60 Video Selec ting th e Frame R ate Select the frame rate be fore y ou make a re cording to match y our c re- ative int ent. Changing th e fram e rate wi ll change the “feel” o f yo ur recordi ngs , for ex amp le, b y givi ng th em a more cin ema tic lo ok.
Video 61 Opt ions ( Default value) NOTES • When the fra me rate is set to [ o PF30] or [ E PF24], you cannot take photos. Spe cial Sc ene Rec ord ing Pr ograms and P rogr ammed A E Recor din.
62 Video Option s ( Default value) [ F Po rt ra it ] The c amcor der uses a lar ge ap er- ture, to achie ve a sh arp foc us on th e subj ect whil e blurr ing t he b ackgr ound. [ G Sp orts ] T o re cor d sports sce nes such as tennis or golf.
Video 63 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beach]: The pictur e may not appear smooth during pla yback. •[ F Portrait]: The bl ur ef fect of th e back ground inc rea ses the mor e you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Be ach]: Th e subject may becom e over expose d on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es.
64 Video Image Stabil ization 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. In mode, this function is set to [ Q Standar d] and cannot be changed.
Video 65 Pre-Rec ording The camcord er will start r ecording 3 seconds befor e you pr ess g , ensu rin g yo u do no t miss importa nt sh oot ing oppo rtun i - ties. Thi s is especially usef ul when it is diff icult to pred ict when to start reco rd ing .
66 Video Face Detection The camcor der automati cally detects people’ s faces and uses this information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos. POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a recording program oth er th an [ q Night Scene], [ p Low Light] or [ M Fireworks].
Video 67 • Face detecti o n cannot be used when the shut ter speed used is slow er than 1/30 (1/24 if th e frame rate is set to [ E PF24]) or when the digi- tal zoom is a ctivated at mor e than 80x zoom.
68 Video Video S naps hot Recor d a series of short scenes or captur e short scenes from a movie you have previously recorded. Play your video snapshot scen es set to your favorite mus ic ( 0 82) to create your own fun music video. Y ou will be surprised how by changing the b ackground music, you can give your scenes an entire ly new feel.
Video 69 Digital Effects * Y ou can preview the digit al effect on the screen. • Th e icon of t he selected digi tal effe ct appears in gree n. Effec ts are applied im media tely . To fad e in/o ut Press g in recor d pause mode ( M ) to start recording with a fade in.
70 Video • Fade rs cannot b e used when r ecording vi deo sna pshot s cenes or w hen pre -rec ordi ng i s ac tiv ate d. 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).
Video 71 NOTES • I f the re cord ing pr ogram is changed durin g exposur e lock, the cam- cor der will ret ur n to automa tic exposur e. • When shoot ing subje cts wit h a str ong light sour ce behind the m, the camcord er automatical ly correc ts for the ba cklight.
72 Video 3 T ouch and hold [ l ] or [ W ] to adjus t the focus. • The ce nter of the screen will be ma gnifi ed to help you foc us more easily . Y ou can also turn off this function with the 7 8 [Focus Assistance] setting. • Th e focusi ng dist ance di splay ed will cha nge as you adjust the focus .
Video 73 NOTES • Any of the following action s will d eactivate tele-macr o. - T urning off the camcorder . - Changing the camcorder's operating mode. - Zooming out towar d wide angle. - Setting the recor ding program t o [ M Fire works]. • T el e-mac ro cannot be acti vated o r d eactivat e d whi l e r ecordi ng.
74 Video Option s ( Default value) NOTES • When you select the cu stom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [Zoom T ype] to a setting other than [Digital]. - Res et t he wh ite ba lance when you c hang e loca tion s or t he lig hting or other co nditions change.
Video 75 For ph otos : Pre ss j , first halfway t o activat e the autofocu s and then fully . The c amcor der will re cor d the phot o after a 10-second countdown. The countdo wn appear s on the scr een. NOTES • Once the countdown has begun, any of the following actions will cancel the s elf timer .
76 Video 2 T ouch and hold [ y ] or [ A ] to ad just the audio recording level as necessary . • As a guid eline, a djust the audio re cording level s o tha t the audi o level meter will go to the right of the -12 dB mark only occasionally .
Video 77 Using Headphones Use head phones for p layba ck or t o check the audio l ev el w hile r ecord- ing. T he headpho nes ar e connecte d to the A V OUT/ X terminal, which is used for both the headphones and t he audio/v ideo output.
78 Video IMPORT AN T • When usi ng headphone s, make sur e to lowe r the volume to an appro- priate le vel. • Do no t conn ect th e headph ones t o the A V OUT/ X term inal if the J icon does not appe ar on the s cre en. The noi se output in suc h case ma y be harmful to your hea ring.
Video 79 Using ot her micro phones Connect t he external micr ophone to the MIC t ermin al. Use commerci ally available con- denser microphones with their own power supply . Y ou can connect almo st any st er eo mic ro phone with a ∅ 3 .5 mm plug but audio record- ing levels ma y vary .
80 Video NOTES • When an external micr ophone is conne cted to the camcor der , 7 8 [W ind Screen] will automat ically be set to [ B Off Z ]. • If the audio level i s too high a nd the sound g.
Video 81 To chang e the inte rval between f rames A T ouch twice to return to the i ndex scr een. B Previou s/nex t scene. C Drag your f inger l eft along the ruler to disp lay t he next 5 fram es. D C urrent scene / T o tal n umber of sc enes . E Scene's r ecor d ing mo de and le ngth.
82 Video Playing Back Scenes or Slideshow Set to Background Music Y ou can pl ay back s cenes in t he date i ndex scree n, stor ies in t he gal- lery and photo slides hows set to backgr ound music. Y ou can use one of the suppl ied music track s or connect an external audio play er to use your favorite s ongs as bac k gr ound music.
Video 83 To play back scenes from the date index screen 3 T o uch a scene. To play back from a particu lar scene in a story 3 Se lect the story th at contains the scenes to p lay back. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont.
84 Video 4 Play back the scenes with a p articular rating. To play back a slides how from the photo in dex screen 3 T ouch a photo to go to single photo view and continue with the slideshow procedure ( 0 109). To delete a music track In the music track select ion scr een, touch [ Z ] or [ O ] to select the track you want to delete.
Video 85 4 A djust the audio input as necess ary . • Sta rt the musi c playb ack on the ex ter nal p layer and adj ust i ts volu me accord ing to the onsc reen i ndications. When the audi o input is i n the corr ect range , stop the mus ic pla yback and t ouch [ a ] on the camcor der .
86 Video NOTES • Init ializin g a memory card will p erman ently era se an y music fil es you may have transf erred to the car d. ( / The musi c fi les t hat come pr e-instal led in the built-in me mory w ill be res tor ed after it i s init ial- ized .
Video 87 Onscreen Displays and D ata Code Y ou can turn most onscreen displa ys on or off. Repeatedly press h to tur n the onscreen displays on/off in the following sequence: mode: • All disp la.
88 Video • Selec t [ B Off] to deactivate rating sce nes after re cordi ng. After you finish r ecor ding a scene, you can s elect one of the fo llowing rating mark s for the scene. [ ], [ ], [ ]: Rates the scene with t hree , two or one star , respect ively .
Video 89 Rating S cenes Du ring Play back 1 P lay back from the gallery the story that contains th e scenes you want to rate. 2 Du ring playback of a scene you want to rate, pause the playback and rate th e scene. 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and r ate other scenes in the same way or touch [ B ] to retur n to the gallery .
90 Video Galler y and Scene O perations Managing Stories The gallery initi ally contains two group s, [Unsorted] for your r egular scenes and [ V ideo Snapshot ] for your vid eo snapsho t scenes. In add i- tion, you can create new gr oups, or “sto ries”, which contain scenes of your choosing, arranged in an order to your liking.
Video 91 To delete indivi dual scenes 1 F rom the gallery screen, select th e story that contain s the scene to delete. 2 Dele te the scene. • The sce ne is delete d and the ga llery scr een appears. To de lete scen es by rating Y ou can delete all the scenes in a story with a p articular rating.
92 Video To delete a story Y ou can dele te new sto ries that you have c reated . 1 From the gallery screen, select the s tory to delete . Drag yo ur finge r right /left to br ing the desired sto ry to the fron t. 2 Delete the story . * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr e ss.
Video 93 4 T ouch [Move] or [Copy]. Thumbnai ls of ea ch stor y (excep t for [U nsorte d] and [V ideo Snap shot]) will appear . 5 T o uch the thumbnail of the story where y ou want to move or copy the scenes. If you ar e movi ng or co pying s cenes to an empty story , sk ip to step 7.
94 Video 4 Move the scenes. • Th e scene s ar e move d an d the ga llery screen o f t he sour ce story appea rs. IMPORT AN T • Y ou cannot move or copy scenes to [U nsorted] or [Video Snapshot]. Capturing Video Snapshot Scen es and Photos from a Movie Y ou can c apture video snapshot scenes or photos fro m a pr eviously rec ord ed scene.
Video 95 • The captur e d video snapshot scene is saved to the same memory that cont ains t he s ource sc ene . • In t he gallery scr e en, a ca ptured video snapshot scene i s saved in [Video Snapshot] as the last s cene. • Video snapshot s cenes ca nnot be captur ed from any of the follow ing typ es of s cen es.
96 Video NOTES • The data code of th e photos will r e flec t the da te and t i me of rec ord ing of the ori ginal scen e. • Phot os captur ed from a scen e with a lot of fast movem ent may be blurred. • Photos will be r e corded on the memory selected for r ec or ding photos.
Video 97 NOTES • When ad vancing /r eversi ng fram es while divid ing the s cenes, the inte rval between f rames is ab out 0.5 second s. • If the scene ca nnot be d ivi ded at t he point wher e you pa used t he pla y- back , advan ce/r everse a frame and then divide the scene.
98 Video • Y o u can op en the d ecora tion screen whe n the L CD pane l is stow ed with th e LCD scre en facing away from t he camc order . In suc h case, make sure 6 8 [Autostart Decoration] is set to [ A On]. A Canvas: This is the ar ea on which you will dr aw and see your decorations in action.
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100 Video To load a [Pens and Stamps] decorat ion 1 While the can vas is displayed, to uch [ ]. 2T o u c h [ L o a d ] 8 [Y es]. The [Pe ns and Stamps] decora tions saved to the mem ory ar e loaded and a ppear on th e canvas . To use ([ Animated Stam ps]) 1T o u c h [ ] .
Video 101 1 T ur n on the image mix function. 2 T ouch [+] or [-] to select the image you created. 3T o u c h [ A ] to o pen the [Chroma Key] screen.
102 Video To use (freeze s creen) 1T o u c h [ ] . The c ontrol b utton will c hange to [ ] a nd th e pict ure will be froz en. 2 Decorate the screen using the other tools in the palette. 3T o u c h [ ] . The scr een will ret ur n to normal . NOTES • If the me mory tha t contai ns the can vas is in itia lized, the canvas will b e deleted.
Photos 103 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on taking and viewing photos. For details about basic photo shooting, refer to Smart AUTO Mode ( 0 43). Basic Pla yback Viewing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 O pen the [Photos] index s creen. 3 L ook for the photo you want to play back.
104 Phot os 4 T ouch the pho to you w ish to view . • The ph oto is displa yed in sin gle photo view . • Drag your fi nger left/right t o browse thr ough the photos one by one. To ret u rn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch the sc r een to d isplay the playb ack controls.
Photos 105 IMPORT AN T • Obser ve the follo wing precau tions wh ile the ACCESS in dicator is on or flash ing. Fai ling to do s o may result in perman ent dat a loss. - Do not open the double memory card slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower sour ce or turn off the ca mcorder .
106 Phot os Deleting Phot os from the Index Screen Fro m the index scr een, you can delete select ed photos or all photo s. 1 Open the [Photos ] index screen. 2 Select the photos to delete. If you selected [Sel ect], touch th e photos to delete a nd then touch [OK].
Photos 107 Additional Functions T aking Photos in Flexible Recording Mode 1 T ur n on the camcord er . •/ B y d e f a u l t , phot os are recorded in the buil t-in me mory . Y ou can set the memor y car d as the reco rdi ng medi a fo r p hot os ( 0 39).
108 Phot os IMPORT AN T • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing. Fa iling to do so may r esult in permanent data loss. - Do not o pen t he double memory card sl ot cover . - Do not discon nect the pow er sour ce or turn of f the camcor der .
Photos 109 NOTES • The ac tua l numb er of pho tos th at can be recorded w ill vary depen ding on the su bject and shooting c onditions. • The camcorder retains the last setting used even if you set t he cam- cor der to mode. • When printi ng photos, use the following gui delines as a r eference for select ing th e print size.
110 Phot os To change the sl ideshow’s trans ition effects - r Functions You Can U se when T a king Photos [MENU] 8 z 8 [Sl idesh ow T ransi tion ] 8 [ B Of f], [ i Dissol ve] or [ j Slide Image] 8 [ a ] Y ou can also use t he follo wing func tions.
External Conne ctions 111 External Connect ions This chapt er expl ains how to connect y our camcor der to an external d evice such as a TV , VCR, o r comput er . T erm inals on the Camcorder * When connecting a ca ble to the camcorder , make sure to a lign the cab le so the tr i- angle ma rk on the co nnector is faci ng up.
112 Exter nal Con nections Conne ction D iagr ams In the f ollowing connec tion diagrams, the left side shows the terminals on the camcor der and the right side shows (for r eference only) an example of termi n als o n a connect ed device.
External Conne ctions 113 Connecti on B Component Video T ype: Analog Q uality: High Definition Output only Connect to a hi gh-definition TV (HDTV) with c omponent video inpu t terminals.
114 Exter nal Con nections NOTES • Power the camco rd er using the compac t power adap ter and onl y then connec t it to the compute r usi ng the supplied USB cable in t he f ollow- ing cases. - T o write back scen es recorde d wit h this cam corder that were previou sly sav ed on a com puter .
External Conne ctions 115 NOTES • T o c o rr ectly play back m ovies r ecorde d wit h x.v .Color ( 0 140) on an HDTV comp atib le with this stand ard, ad diti onal s ettin gs ma y be r equir ed on the connected HDTV . Refer to the T V’ s i nstruc tion m anual.
116 Exter nal Con nections Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory C ard Y ou can c opy your recor dings to a m emory car d but only to memory car d Y . For / , the re cordi ngs t o be cop ied m ust be i n the built -in memory o r on me mory c ard X .
External Conne ctions 117 If you sel ected [Se lect ], touch t he scene s to copy a nd then touc h [OK]. A chec kmark O wil l appea r on sel ected s cenes. T ouc h a sele cted scene agai n to rem ove the check mark. Y ou can also to uch [Remov e All] to rem ove all ch eckm arks.
118 Exter nal Con nections Copying Photos from the Ind ex Screen Fro m the ind ex scr een, you can copy s elected photos or all ph otos. 1 Open the photo index screen. After pre ssing [ b ], select the f tab to copy photos from th e built- in me mory ( / only) or the 4 tab to copy photos from memory card X .
External Conne ctions 119 NOTES • In t he follo wing case s, you will no t be able to copy recor dings to the memory card: - If the doub le mem ory car d slot co ver i s open . - If the LOCK switch on memor y card Y is set to prevent writing. - If ther e is no memory car d in memory ca rd slot Y .
120 Exter nal Con nections Connecting the Camcorder to a Com puter 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power ad apter . If the ca mcorder is co nnect ed to the co mput er while it is powered .
External Conne ctions 121 1 I nstall the supplied Phot o Application software follow ing the instructions in the s oftware’ s instruction manual. r Refe r to Installi ng P hoto App licati on. 2 St art the software and follow the onscreen instructions.
122 Exter nal Con nections • If you wish t o use the i mage f iles on y our compute r , make copi es of them first. Use the copie d file s, reta ining t he or iginal s.
External Conne ctions 123 Using the so ftware See ‘PIX ELA ’ s VideoBrows er Software Guid e’ (PDF file). Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High Definition Connect the camc.
124 Exter nal Con nections In Stan dard Definiti on Y ou can copy your mo vies by co nnecting the camcor der to a VCR or a digital video recorder with analog au dio/video inputs. Video output will be in standard definition, although th e original scenes are in high def i- nition.
External Conne ctions 125 Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites Y ou can convert your high-definit ion video recor dings into standa rd definition in order to upload them to your favorite video sharing Web site.
126 Exter nal Con nections • T o con ver t all the scene s recorded on a speci fic dat e, se lect th e inde x page t hat contai ns s cenes from tha t date . • From this in dex page , you can proceed to st ep 4 or pre ss Z and skip t o ste p 6.
External Conne ctions 127 T o select the bit rate Using a higher bit rate will r e sult in b etter video quality for the con- verted scenes, w hile a l ower bit rate will result in smaller file sizes and faster uploads.
128 Exter nal Con nections 8 Convert the scenes . • Alternative ly , you can pr ess Z . • If a co pyrig ht notice appears, r e ad it car efully and touc h [OK] if you agree. 9 Follow the procedure starting fr o m step 6 fr om Converting Scenes into Standard De finition from the Da te Index Screen ( 0 126).
External Conne ctions 129 / Converti ng Only Part of a Scene or Stor y 1 P ower the camcorder using the co mpact power adapter . 2 M ake sur e there is a memo ry card in slot Y with suf ficient available space. 3 P lay back the scene or story that you want to partially convert.
130 Exter nal Con nections IMPORT AN T • While the camcor der is c onnected to the compu ter , do not open t he double memory card slot cover and do n ot remove the memory car ds. • Observe the following precauti ons while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing.
External Conne ctions 131 IMPORT AN T Using an Eye-F i Card • This pr od uct is not guarante ed to support Eye-Fi card functi ons (includ- ing wir eless trans fer). In case o f an issue wi th an Eye-F i car d, plea se check w ith the car d manufactur er .
132 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.
Addition al Informatio n 133 * Not avai lable for p hotos. [ e Exposure] [ y ] (manual ex posure ): T oggle on or off , Touch AE frame – z 70 [ZOOM] Zoom controls, [ST ART]/[STOP] control, T ele-macro: T oggle on or off zz 47, 72 [ c Mic.
134 Additional Information Setup Men us Edit Panel - Mode * Not avai lable for recordings o n memory ca rd B ( 7 tab) . Contr ol Butt on Date Index Screen [SD Movies] Index Scree n Playback Pause .
Addition al Informatio n 135 In the galler y: 1 Not availabl e for recordings on memor y card B ( 7 ta b). 2 Not availabl e for [Uns orted] or [V ideo Sna pshot].
136 Additional Information Setup Menus 7 Ca mera Setup * Not av ailable for photos. [Focus Assi stance]: When foc us ass istanc e is acti vated, the image at the center of the screen is magn ifie d to hel p you focus manuall y ( 0 71). • Using focus ass istanc e will not af fect the r ecor dings.
Addition al Informatio n 137 [Auto Slow Shutter]: The c amcorder aut omatica lly u ses s low s hutte r speeds to obtain bright er recordings in places wi th insu fficient ligh ting. • Mi nimum shutter speed used : 1/30; 1/12 when the fram e rate is set to [ E PF2 4]; 1/15 when it is set to [ o PF30].
138 Additional Information y / z P layback Setup * Option not avai lable when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDMI cab le. [Data C ode]: Displays th e date and/or t ime when the scen e was recor ded. [ L Camera Data]: Di splays the a pertur e (f-stop) and shutter spee d used when r ecord ing t he scene.
Addition al Informatio n 139 8 Recording & Connectio ns Setup Menu item Setting options 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] z –– 7 4 [Video S napshot Length]* [ i 2 s ec], [ j 4 sec] ,.
140 Additional Information * Not av ailable for photos. [Memor y Info]: Displays a s cr een whe re you can verify how m uch of the built- in memor y ( / on ly) or the m emory card is cu rrently in use ( l to tal rec ord ing time and k total number of photos) a nd how much spac e r emain s avai lable for r ecordin g .
Addition al Informatio n 141 [Photo Numberi ng]: Select the photo numbering method to be used on a new memory card. P hotos are aut omatic ally a ssigne d con secut ive num - bers from 0101 to 9900, and stor ed in folders containing up to 100 pho- tos.
142 Additional Information 6 Sy stem Setu p In this table, 4 and 3 r efer to movie s and photos in mode, respec tively . Menu item Setting options 1 2 0 [Output Onsc reen Displ ays] [ A On] , [ B .
Addition al Informatio n 143 1 Not availabl e for pho tos. 2 Option n ot available wh en the ca mcorder is conne cted to an HDT V using t he sup- plied HDMI cable. 3 Option a vailable onl y after havin g inserted an Eye-Fi card in memory card slot Y .
144 Additional Information [Output Onscreen Di splays]: When set to [ A On], the camcorder’ s onscreen di splays will appear also on the scr een of a TV or monitor con- nect ed to the ca mcorder . [LCD Brightness ] : Adjusts the brightne ss of the LCD screen.
Addition al Informatio n 145 • Y o u can se t Quick S tart to [ B Off ], for exam ple, if the camc order is set on a f ixed position and you w ant to keep r ecording video with th e LCD p anel clo sed in order to conser ve th e batter y's p ower .
146 Additional Information [Demo Mo de]: The demonst ration mode disp lays the camc order's main featur es. It start s automa tically when the ca mcor der is power ed with t he compact po wer adapte r if you leave it turned on without a memory car d for mor e than 5 minutes.
Addition al Informatio n 147 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (in Sm art AUTO mode) 1 Contr ol button: Ope n the FUNC. panel ( 0 32) 2 Smart A UTO mode ( 0 43) 3 Onscreen .
148 Additional Information Recording Movies (in Flexible Recording mode) T op row of icons during record pause mode A g R ecording program ( 0 61, 63) A h M anual exposure ( 0 70) A j N Autofocus,.
Addition al Informatio n 149 Recording Photos (in Flexible Recording mode) D d Self time r ( 0 74) D f Number of ava ilable ph otos 4 , 7 On memory car d X or Y / f In the built-in memo ry D g Disp lays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter spe ed used.
150 Additional Information Viewing Photos F g Co ntrol button: Open th e setup menus ( 0 136) F h C urrent photo / T otal numb er of photo s F j Photo numbe r ( 0 141) F k Photo ju mp ( 0 104) F l.
Addition al Informatio n 151 6 Memo ry o per ati on N Record, M Record pause, A Playback, C Playback pause, I Fa st pla yb ac k, J Fast re ver se p lay ba ck, G Slow playback, H Slow reverse playback, E Frame advance*, F F rame reverse*. * Available on ly when dividi ng scenes.
152 Additional Information Trou b le? T roubleshooting If you have a proble m with your camcorder , r efer to this section. Some- times w hat you t hink is a malfunctio n 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.
Addition al Informatio n 153 A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter . - A faint sound can be heard whil e the compact power adapter is connected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatur es.
154 Additional Information Playbac k Cannot create a story . - A memory can contain a maximum of 98 stories (not inc luding [Unsorted] and [Video Snap- shot]). Delete some stories ( 0 90) or select a different memor y that contains less than 98 stories.
Addition al Informatio n 155 Cannot divide scenes - Y ou cannot divide scenes recor ded or edited using anothe r device. - The memory is full. Delete some recordings ( 0 56, 105) to free some spa ce. Cannot copy scenes/photos - Y ou may not be able to copy scenes/photos r ecorded or edited using ano t her device.
156 Additional Information o appears on the screen - The LOCK switch on the Eye-F i card is set to prev ent accidental erasure. Change the positio n of the LOCK switch. - An error occurred when trying to access c ontrol data on the Eye-Fi car d. T urn the camcorder off then on again.
Addition al Informatio n 157 Memory Card and Accessories Cannot insert the memory card. - The memory card was not facing the corr ect direction. T urn the memor y card over and insert it. Cannot record on the memory card. - T he m emo ry car d is ful l.
158 Additional Information Connections with Exter nal Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room whe re a TV is located, keep a dis tance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cab les of the TV .
Addition al Informatio n 159 List of Me ssage s Accessing the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. - Y ou opened the double memory card slot cover while the camcorder wa s accessing the mem- ory card or the camcorder started acce ssing the memor y card as y ou opened the double memory card slot cover .
160 Additional Information Cannot copy - The total size of the sc enes you selected to copy excee ds the available space in the memor y . Delete some recordings on the memory card ( 0 56, 105) or reduce the number of scenes to copy . - The memory already contains the maximum number of scen es (3,999 scenes).
Addition al Informatio n 161 Cannot play the movies on this memory card - Movies cannot be played back from a 64 MB or smalle r memory card. Use a recommended memory card ( 0 36). Cannot play the movies on this memory ca rd Initialize only using the camcorder - The memory card in the camcorder was initia li zed using a computer .
162 Additional Information - Y ou inserted a MultiMedia Card (MMC) into the camcorder . Use a recommended memory card ( 0 36). - If after the message disappears, 4 / 7 appears in red, perform the following: T urn off the camcorder and remove and reinsert the memory card.
Addition al Informatio n 163 Memory card is full - The memory card is full. Delete some recordings ( 0 56, 105) to free some space or replace the memory card. Memory card is write-protected - The LOCK switch on the memory card is set to prevent acci dental erasure.
164 Additional Information / Some scenes could not be converted - Among the scenes selected for conv ersion to SD there are scene s recorded with another device. When converti ng scenes to SD, leave out scenes record ed using another devi ce. - Scenes recorded with another device cannot be converted.
Addition al Informatio n 165 - If a dialog box appeared on the computer screen, c lose it. Disconnect the USB cable, a nd restore the connection after a s hort while. T otal play time is too long - The story cannot be converted when its total playback time exceeds 2 hours and 30 minutes.
166 Additional Information Do’ s and Don’ts Handling Precauti ons Camcorder Be sure to obse rve the following precautions to ensure maxim um per- formance.
Additional Information 167 • Do not i nsert the supplied stylu s pen into the mouth. If swallowed, seek medi cal ass istan ce immediat ely . • Hand le the suppli ed styl us pen w ith ext reme care and keep it out of the r each of chil dr en. If mis handled , the s tyl us pen can pr esent a ri sk of seve re eye injury and eve n blindn ess.
168 Additional Information Long-te rm storage • Stor e battery packs i n a dr y plac e at te mperatur es no hi gher than 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o exte nd the batter y life of the battery p ack, disc harge it co mpletel y before storing it. • Charg e and disch arge all your battery pa cks full y at least once a year .
Additional Information 169 • C hec k th e di recti on bef ore i nse rti ng the mem ory ca rd. F orcin g a m em - ory ca rd into t he slot i f it is no t cor rectly or iented may da mage th e mem- ory card or the camcorder . • Do not attach any labels or sti ckers on the memory card.
170 Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder B ody • Use a s oft, dr y cloth to clea n the camcor der body . Never use chemic ally tr eated c l ot hs or vo latil e solv ents su ch as p ain t thinner . Lens • If the l ens sur face i s di rty , autof ocus may no t work p ro perly .
Additional Information 171 When c ondensation is detect ed The camcorder automati cally shuts off. The precise time requir ed for wate r drople ts to evap orat e will var y dep ending on the lo cati on and weather condit ions. As a general rule, w ait f or 2 hour s befor e r esuming use o f the camcord er .
172 Additional Information Gener al Informa tion Accessories * Supplied wi th the camcorder ; not availab le as an opti onal accessor y . (Av ailability differs from area to area) Optional accessories not l is ted below a re d escribe d in mor e detail in the following pages.
Additional Information 173 Opt ional Acc essor ies Call or visit your local re tailer/deale r for genuine Canon video accesso- ries. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessories for your Cano n cam- corder b y calling: 1-800-828-4040, Ca non U.S.A. Information Center .
174 Additional Information Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approxi- mate and v ary ac cordin g to r eco rding m ode a nd ch arging , recordin g or playbac k condit ions.
Additional Information 175 8 WD-H34 II Wide -conv erter This Wide- convert er lens d ecr eases focal length by a factor of 0.7, giving you a wide perspective for indoor shots or panoramic views. 9 SC-20 00 Soft Carrying C ase A ha ndy camc or der bag wit h padd ed comp artm ents an d ple nty of sp ace for acces sorie s.
176 Additional Information Product Codes Provided Acces sories CA-110 Compact Power Adapter 5072B002AA BP-110 Battery Pack 5071B002AA STV-250N Stereo V ideo Cable 3067A 002AA (D82-0590-002) Option.
Additional Information 177 Specifications VIXIA HF R21 / VIXIA HF R20 / VI XIA HF R200 — V alues given are app ro ximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch Photos: DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), compatible with Exif* Ver .
178 Additional Information • LCD T ouch Screen: 3.0 in., wide, TFT color , 230,000 dots , touch operation • Microphone: Stereo electret condenser microphone • Lens f=3.0 – 60 mm, F/1.8 – 3.6, 20x optical zoom 35 mm equivalent : Movies: 49 – 980 mm (optical zoom, [Dynamic] IS mode) 41.
Additional Information 179 Te r m i n a l s • A V OUT/ X Te r m i n a l ∅ 3.5 mm minijack; output only (dual purpose terminal also for headphones stereo output) Video: 1 Vp-p / 75 Ω unbalanced Audio: –10 dBV (47 k Ω load) / 3 k Ω or less • USB T erminal: mini-B, USB 2.
180 Additional Information CA-110 Compact Po w er Adap ter • Power supply: 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz • Rated output / consumption: 5.3 V DC, 1.5 A / 17 VA (100 V) – 23 V A (240 V) • Operating temperature : 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) • Dimensions : 49 x 27 x 79 mm (1.
Additional Information 181 Abou t the music files The specific ations of the music fi les compa tible wi th the camcor der are as follows. Audio e ncoding : Linear PCM Audi o samplin g: 48 kHz, 16.
182 Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 171 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Audi o balan c e . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional Information 183 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29 Low li ght (recording p rogram) . . . . 6 2 M Mainte nance . . . . . . . . . .
184 Additional Information V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Vo l u m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2, 77 W White balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Wind screen .
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