Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto HF M41 del fabbricante Canon
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PUB. DIE-0387-000 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 The Mains plug is used a s the disconnect device. The Ma ins plug shall remain readily ope rable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident. CAUTION: • Danger of explosion if the wrong type of batt eries are attached. Use only the same type of batteries.
4 In these safety instructions the word “p roduct” refers to the Canon HD Camcorder VIXIA HF M40 A / VIXIA HF M41 A / VIXIA HF M400 A and all its ac cessories. 1 Read these instructions . 2 Keep these instructions . 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instru ctions.
5 21 Placing or Moving — Do not pla ce on an unstable cart, stand , tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, c ausing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. A product and cart c ombination should be moved with care.
6 30 Damage Requiring Service — Disconnect this product from the wal l outlet and all power sources inc luding battery , and refer serv icing to qualified s ervice personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power -supply cord or plug is damaged.
7 T rademark Acknowledg ements • SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. • Micros oft and Windows are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries . • Macintosh a nd Mac OS are tradem arks of Apple Inc.
8 Exciting F eatures and New Functions Stor y Creat or ( 0 65) Y our camcorder’ s Full HD CM OS sens or captu res video at a res olution o f 1,920 x 1,080 pix els 2 .
9 Smart AU T O ( 0 48) Smart AUTO automat ical ly se lects the bes t scene m ode for the scen e you w ant to shoot . Y o u get s pecta cula r recordi ngs every time w ithout worrying about setting s .
10 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices Eye-Fi MPEG-2 AVCHD Connec t the camcorder to an HDTV ( 0 130) Play video directly from your re corded memory card AVCHD -compatible HDTVs a nd digital recor ders with a card slot compatible with the type of memo ry c ard use d *.
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12 Table of cont ents Introduction 8 Excit ing Features and New Functions 16 About this Manual 18 Getting to Know the C amcorder 18 Supplied Access ories and CD-ROMs 20 Names of P arts Pre.
Table of conte nts 13 AUTO Mode 46 Basic Recor ding 46 Shooting Video and T aking Photos in AUTO Mode 48 About the Smart AUTO function 51 Zooming 53 Quick Start Functi on V ideo 55 Basic P.
14 Table of cont ents 99 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit 99 Manual Focus Adjustment 101 T ele Macr o 102 White Balance 103 Image Ef fects 104 Self Timer 105 Audio Recording Level 106 Built-In M.
Table of conte nts 15 Additional Information 146 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 146 FUNC. Panel 149 Setup Menus 161 Appendix: Onscr een Icons and Displays 165 T rouble? 165 T roubleshooting 172 .
16 Introduction About this Manual Thank you for pur chasing the Canon VIXIA HF M41 / VIXIA HF M40 / VIXIA HF M400. Ple a se r ead this manual car efully befor e you us e the camcorder and r etain it for futur e reference . Should your camcorder fail to operate co rre ctly , refer to T roubleshooting ( 0 165).
Introdu ction 17 Self Timer • n will appear on the screen. •R e p e a t , s e l e c t i n g [ B Off], to turn off the self timer . Movies: In recor d pause mode, press g . The camcorder starts record ing after a 10-second countdown*. The countdown appears on th e screen.
18 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: X CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pack W X WL-D89 Wireless Controller (incl.
Introdu ction 19 The following C D-ROMs and software are supplied with the camcorder: • PIXELA ’ s T ransfer Utilit y CD-ROM* -U s e T ransfer U tility for saving and transfe rring movies and mu sic fil es you can u se as b ackgr ound music.
20 Introduction Names of Parts 1 2 (camera/p lay) butto n ( 0 33) 2 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) b utton ( 0 68) 3 (Story Creato r button ) ( 0 65) 4 DISP .
Introdu ction 21 S q Mini adva nced shoe ( 0 110) S a Zoom lever ( 0 51) S s POWE R butto n S d ON/OF F (CHG) (charge) indicato r: Green – ON Orange – Standb y ( 0 53) Red – Charging ( 0 24).
22 Introduction S j Battery a ttachmen t unit ( 0 24) S k ST ART/ STOP butt on ( 0 46) S l DC IN terminal ( 0 24) D q RES ET bu tt on ( 0 169) D a Dioptric adjustment leve r* ( 0 31) D s Vie wf i nde r * ( 0 31) D d VIEWF INDER but ton* ( 0 31 ) D f BA TTERY RE LEASE swit ch ( 0 25) D g T ripod socket ( 0 18 0) D h Ser ial nu mber * only .
Introdu ction 23 Wireless Control ler WL-D89 1 ST ART/STOP b utton ( 0 46) 2 b (index s election) bu tton ( 0 59) Press an d hold fo r more than 2 seconds to switch between shooting and play back mode .
24 Prepa rati ons Prepar ations This chapte r desc ribes bas ic operat ions, s uch as using the touch panel, navigating the me nus, and first time s ettings to help you learn more about your camcor der .
Prepa rations 25 5 Charging will star t when the camcorder is turned off. • If th e camcor der was on, the green ON/OFF (CHG) indic ator will go out when you turn off t h e camcor der . After a moment, the ON/O FF (CHG) indica tor will start flashi ng in red (batter y pack ch arging ).
26 Prepa rati ons NOTES • W e recommend cha rging the battery pack in temp eratur es between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F an d 86 °F). If eithe r the amb ien t tempera tur e or the ba ttery pack ’ s tempera ture is outs ide th e range of appr ox.
Prepa rations 27 Y ou can r otate th e LCD panel 180 d egrees t o use the wir eless con trol ler from the fr ont of the camcorder . NOTES • Th e wir eless cont roller may not work prop erly wh en the remo te senso r is situ ated unde r stro ng ligh t sour ces or di rec t sunlight .
28 Prepa rati ons To attach an optio nal wrist strap Attach the wrist strap to the rear bracket on the camcorder , adjust the length and fasten. Y ou can also attach the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra co nvenience and pr otection.
Prepa rations 29 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 r otate the panel 90 degr e es downwar d. • Y ou can r otate the panel 180 degr e es t oward the l ens.
30 Prepa rati ons LCD Backlight When recor ding in bright places it may be dif ficult to use the LCD screen. T urn on the LCD backlight t o make it brig hter . With the camcorder on, hold h press ed down for mor e than 2 second s. Repeat thi s action to sw itch the LCD backlig ht betwe en off (norma l) and on (bright).
Prepa rations 31 Using the Viewfinder If it is difficult to use the LCD screen even after tur ning on the LCD backlight, y ou can use the viewfinder . Y ou can also use the viewfinder when you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to let the subject watch the reco rding .
32 Prepa rati ons Basic Operatio n of the Camcorder Using the T ouch Screen The contro l buttons and menu items that appear on th e touch screen change dynami cally dependi ng on the operat ing mode and the task you are performing. With the intuitive touch screen interface you have all the contr ols at your fingert ips.
Prepa rations 33 Operating Modes Rec ord ing In r ecor ding mode, the camc order’ s operating mode is det ermined by the position of the mode switc h. Playback Press the camera/pla y button S to s witch the cam- cor der bet ween camer a (r ecording) mod e and playback mode.
34 Prepa rati ons Using the Menus Many of the camcor der’ s functions can be adjuste d fro m the FUNC. panel and the setup menus. F or details about the avail able menu options and settings, refer to the appendix Menu Options Lists ( 0 146). FUNC.
Prepa rations 35 Setu p Menus * In mod e setup men us cannot be accessed a nd most me nu settings wi ll be reset to defaul t values. 1 or mode o nly: T ouch [FUNC.] 2 T ouch [MENU] to open the setup menus. Y ou c an also press u on the wi rele ss c ont roll er .
36 Prepa rati ons First Time Set tings Setting the D ate and Time Y ou will need to set 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 37 Changing the Language The default language of the c amcorder is English. Y ou can set i t to one of 26 other languages. * Only when p erforming t he procedure in a recording m ode. NOTES • Some control buttons, such as [ZO OM], [FUNC .
38 Prepa rati ons 4T o u c h [ a ] to close the menu. C OP Y.
Prepa rations 39 Using a Memor y Card Memor y Cards Compa tible for Use with the Ca mcorder Y ou can use the following types of commer cially availab le Secur e Digi- tal (S D) car ds with this camcor der .
40 Prepa rati ons Compatib le operating systems for SDXC mem ory cards IMPORT AN T • If you use a n SDXC memo ry car d with a compute r OS that is not SD XC- compatible, you may be prompted to format the memory card. In such case, cancel the operation to prevent data loss .
Prepa rations 41 Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Make sure to initialize ( 0 44) all memory cards before using them with this camc ord er . 1 T ur n off the camcorder . Make sur e the ON/OFF (CHG) indi cator is of f. 2 Open the double memory card slot co ver .
42 Prepa rati ons Selecting the Memor y for the Recordings Y ou can select to r ecor d your movies and photos in the built-in mem- ory ( only) or on a memory card. The default memory for recording b oth is the built-in memory ( ) or memory card X () .
Prepa rations 43 Relay R ecord ing Y ou can activate t he r elay r ecor ding so i f the mem ory you ar e using becomes full while r ecording movies , the recor ding will continue unin- terrup ted on a memory car d. Wh en rec ord in g o n m em or y c ard X , you can use memory car d Y for rela y re co rdi ng ( 497 ).
44 Prepa rati ons Initia lizing the Memo ry Initial ize memory car ds when you use them with t his camcor der for the first time. Y ou can also initialize a memory card or the built-in memory ( only) to perman ently delete all the r ecor dings it contains.
Prepa rations 45 IMPORT AN T • Initi alizing the mem ory will pe rman ently er ase al l recordings. L ost orig i- nal reco rdin gs can not be rec ov ere d. M ak e sure you sav e im po rta nt r ecor d ings in advance using an external device ( 0 131).
46 AUTO Mo de AUT O Mod e This chapter cover s how to easily reco rd vi deo and photos in mode, and how to use basic shooting functions lik e zoom and Quick Start. T o enjoy full access to menus and mor e advanced functions, re fer to Recording in y (Manual) Mode ( 0 84).
AUT O Mode 47 T o take photos T ouch [PH OTO]. • A gr een icon ( h ) wi ll ap pear momentar ily on th e scr een and t he ACCESS indi cator wi ll flas h as the photo i s re cord ed. • Y o u can rec ord pho tos sim u ltan eo us ly w hi le re cord ing a mo vie.
48 AUTO Mo de Rating Scenes Y ou can turn on the scene r ating optio n in recor ding mode with the 8 8 [Rate Scenes (Reco rding) ] setting. Immed iately after recor ding a s cene, you will have the option to rate it by touching one of the rating butto ns; you can also touch [ ] or [ a ] to leave the scene unrat ed.
AUT O Mode 49 IMPORT AN T • Observe t he follow ing precaut ions while the ACC ESS indi cator is o n or flashin g. Failin g to do so may result in per manen t data lo ss or damag e to the memory . - Do not open the double memory card slot cover .
50 AUTO Mo de • Be sure to s ave yo ur re co rdi ngs regu la rly ( 0 131 ), especially af ter making impo rtant re cordings . Cano n sha ll not be lia ble fo r any lo ss or corruption of data.
AUT O Mode 51 Zoomin g There are three ways yo u can zoom in and out: usi ng the zoom lever on the cam corder , using t he zoom b uttons on th e wirele s s contr oller or using the zoom controls on the touch screen.
52 AUTO Mo de Using the T ouch Screen’ s Zoom Con trols 1 Display the zoom controls on the touch screen. • The zoom contr ols 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 zoom i n.
AUT O Mode 53 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.
54 AUTO Mo de • About standby m ode and auto pow er off: - The camcorder will p ower off automat ically if le ft in standby mo de for 10 minutes.
Video 55 Video This chapt er covers functions related to movies, i n cludi ng play- back, adva nced shooting, using Story Creat or and other advanced f unctions. For d etails abou t basic video shooting, ref er to AUTO M ode ( 0 46). Basic Pla yback Playing Back Video 1P r e s s S .
56 Video 4 T ouch the desired scene to play it b ack. • Pl ayback will star t f rom the sc ene se lecte d and contin ue until t he end of the last scene in the inde x screen.
Video 57 During playback: Adjus ting the volume 1 During pl ayback, to uch the screen t o display the play back contr ols. 2 T ouch [ ], drag your fing er along th e [Spea ker V olume]* b ar to adjust t he volume and touch [ f ]. *W h e n 6 8 [A V /Headphon es] is set to [ J Headphones], adjust the [Head- phone Volume] bar inst ead.
58 Video During p layback pause : IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pre cautions 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 .
Video 59 3D Flip View T ouch [ ] in the date index screen to switch to 3D Flip View . This fun way of dis playing scenes gro uped by r ecor ding date in a 3D layout can be useful to flip thro ugh a lar ge number of recor dings.
60 Video In any index screen, touch [ b ]. During si ngle phot o view , touch the scr een once to displ ay the con tro ls then touch [ Q ] to open the [Photos] index scr e en. Option s NOTES • Fast /slow pl ayback modes ar e not avai lable for sce nes con- verted to standar d definition.
Video 61 Delet in g Scen es and Stor ies Y ou can delete those sce nes and stories that you are not inter ested in keeping. De leting scenes a llows you also to fr ee up space o n the mem- ory . Deleting a S ingle Scene 1 Play back the scene you wish to delete.
62 Video 2 Delete the scenes. * When you se lect [Select], p erform the following proced ure to select the ind ivid- ual scenes you wa nt to delete b efore touching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some scenes may be deleted nev ertheless.
Video 63 4 Delete the scene. Deleting Sce nes from a Stor y by Ra ting 1 Open the informatio n screen of the story that c ontains the scenes you wa nt to delete. 2 Open the rating selection screen. 3 T ouch one or more of the rating b uttons to select all the applicable scenes .
64 Video 2 Select the story you want to delete . Drag yo ur finge r right /left to br ing the desired sto ry to the fron t. 3 Delete the story . * T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operat ion while it is in pr ogress. Some scenes may be deleted nev ertheless.
Video 65 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.
66 Video • Sc enes will be r e cor ded under the story and cat egory currentl y selected. • Y ou can also r ecord video snapshot scenes ( 0 68 ). To selec t a different story sce ne (categ ory) 1 T ouch [ ] to r eturn to the list of story scenes .
Video 67 The list of story scenes w ill appear . The oran ge frame on the right will show how man y scen es y ou ha ve rec orded in each sto ry sc ene (catego ry). 3 Drag your fin ger up/down t o select a category and touch the orange frame on the right (number of scenes).
68 Video NOTES • Phot o s ca nnot b e r ecor ded while t he camcor der i s set t o mode. Video S naps hot Record a se ries of shor t scenes. Th en, play b ack your video snap shot scenes set to your f avorite music ( 0 77) to crea te your own fun music video.
Video 69 1P r e s s z . • A blue border ap pears o n the screen. • Press z ag ain to retu rn to n orma l vi deo reco rdi ng mo de. 2P r e s s g . • The ca mcorder reco rd s for a few seco nds (the b lue f rame serves as a visual pr ogr ess bar) and then automati cally retu rns to reco rd p au se mo de .
70 Video Deco rating Sc enes wh ile R eco rdin g 1 Open the decoration scr een. • Th e decoration scr een will o pen au tomati call y als o when you sto w the LCD pane l with the touch scr een facing out. 2 Use a tool from t he toolbar as explained in the following procedur es.
Video 71 In playback mod e: pause the playback. T ou ch [ A ] to r esume playing back the scene. H [ ] Minimize the toolbar to the top of th e scr een to vi ew almost all of the canvas. T ouch [ ] to restore the toolbar . * Not avai lable in mod e.
72 Video 3 T ouch anywhere on the canvas to place th e sele cted animated stamp. Y ou can also drag the animate d stamp to a dif ferent locati o n. To use [Capti ons] 1T o u c h [ ] . The [C aptions ] s cr een wi ll appear . 2 T ouch [Date] o r [Time ].
Video 73 To use the Chroma Key functi on 1 Open the [Select Image] s creen of the image mix function ( 0 72). 2 T ouch [ +] or [-] to select the image you cr eated.
74 Video 2 T ouch the s creen to display the playback controls. 3 T ouch [ ] to open the decoration screen. 4 Decorate the scene using the tools from the toolbar as explained in the previous se ction. In pl ayback m ode, the decorations w ill not be sa ved with the origin al re co rd i n g .
Video 75 A Drag your fi nger ri ght or left to select a story . B Story’ s t heme. C Selected sto ry (lar ge th umbnail in the fr ont). D Story’ s title ( 0 82) . E Ope n the inde x selectio n screen ( 0 59). F Details about the story (number of scenes, total playback ti me) and edit ing options .
76 Video - 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 . - Do not change the c amcorder’ s operating mode. Rating Scenes Y ou can rate story scenes immedi ately afte r recor ding them ( 0 48) or during playback .
Video 77 3T o u c h [ A ] to resume the playback and rate other s cenes in the same way or touch [ B ] to return t o the gallery . Playback with Background Music Play back mov ies (or a pho to s lides how ) wi th ba ckgrou nd musi c.
78 Video 3 Adjust the mix balance between the original sound and the backgro und music. To u c h [ 1 ] (more of th e original sound) or [ b ] (mor e of the back ground music) or drag your fi nger al ong the [Mus ic Bal ance] bar to adjus t the back gro und music ba lance as desir ed.
Video 79 Using an Extern al Audio Play er for Backgroun d Music Use your f avorite s ongs as bac kgro und music by connecting an exter- nal play er .
80 Video Pla yba ck wit h th e vide o no t link ed t o the ext ernal audio 5 T ouch a story or scene to start the video playback. 6 Start the music playback on the external player .
Video 81 Copying and Moving Scenes Within/Between Stories Y ou can copy and m ove scenes in the gal lery within the s ame stor y scene ( category), between st ory scenes in the same story , and between s tories r ecorded in the same memory . 1 Open the list of scenes of the story that contains the scene you want to copy or move.
82 Video Selecting a Stor y’ s Thum bnail Image Initial ly , the image used as the story’ s thumbnail is the first frame of t he first scene in t he story . Y ou can se t your fav orite sce ne as t he thumb- nail that w ill r epresent the stor y in the g allery .
Video 83 1 Open the galler y . 2 Select the sto ry whose title you want to change. Drag your finger right/left to bri ng the desired story to the fr ont. 3 Open the [Edit Title] screen. 4 Use the virtual keyb oard to change the title. 5T o u c h [ O K ] 8 [ f ] 8 [ f ] to r e turn to the galler y .
84 Video Advanced Functions Recording in y (Manual) Mode When the m ode switch is set to y (Manual mode), you can enjoy full access t o the menus and manually adjust t he expo sur e, focus, white balance and many mor e of the camcor der’ s settings to your pr efer- ence.
Video 85 • Be sure t o sa ve y ou r reco rdin gs regu lar ly ( 0 131), especially after making import ant recordings . Canon shall no t be liab le for any lo ss or corruption of data.
86 Video NOTES • Movies r ecorde d in MXP mode cannot be saved on A VCHD discs. Use an ex ter nal Blu-r ay D isc reco rder to cop y M XP m ovies ont o Blu -ray discs or use the supplied software VideoBr owser to cr eate A VCHD discs*.
Video 87 Sele cting the Fr ame Rate Y ou can change the fr ame rate (the numb er of fr ames r ecorded per second) to change the look of your movies.
88 Video Option s ( Default value) [ F Por t ra it ] Th e camcor der use s a l arge 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 Sport s] T o recor d sports scenes s uch as tennis or golf.
Video 89 NOTES •[ F Portrait]/[ G Sports]/[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The pict ure may not appear smooth during pla yback. •[ F Portrai t]: T he bl ur ef fect of the b ackg round incr eases the m ore you zoom in ( P ). •[ I Snow]/[ J Beac h]: The sub ject may become over exposed on clou dy days or i n shad ed plac es.
90 Video pushing the zoom lever until the r or s icon appears o n the screen. - p will app ear on the scr een when the camcor der’ s tempera ture becomes too h igh. If this h appens, tu rn off th e camcor der , take it out of the water pr oof cas e and keep it in a cool pl ace unt il the tempera ture goes d own.
Video 91 NOTES • I f the degree of ca mcorder shake is to o high , the image stabil izer may not be able to full y compen sate. • For surve ying and following shots, when you pa n the ca mcorder 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 ] .
92 Video Pre- Recordi ng The camcord er will start recor ding 3 seconds before you p ress g , ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni- ties. Th is is es pecially us eful wh en it i s dif ficult to pr edict w hen to s tart reco rd ing .
Video 93 Face Detection The camc order automa tically detects people’ s faces and us es thi s information to select the optimal settings for beautiful videos and pho- tos.
94 Video - Faces extr emely smal l, large , dark or bri ght in r elation to the overa ll pict ure. - Faces turned to the side, at a dia gonal or par tiall y hidden.
Video 95 - Fast movi ng subjects. - When shooting indoors with insuff icient lighting. 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 yo u start o r stop reco rdi ng.
96 Video Manually Set ting the Shu tter Speed or Ape rture [ A Pr ogrammed AE] is th e default automatic exposu re (A E) r ecording program; using it, you c an change f unctions like the white balance or image ef fects. Select o ne of the other AE r ecording pro grams to contr ol the shutte r speed or apertu re.
Video 97 •[ C Apertu re- Pri. AE] : The actua l range of val ues avai lable for select ion will vary dependin g on the in itial zoo m position . • Whe n setting a numeric value (apertu re or s.
98 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).
Video 99 NOTES • I f the r ecor din g prog ram is cha nged dur ing expo sur e lock, the cam- cor der will ret ur n to automa tic exposur e. • Whe n shooting subjects w ith a str ong light sou rce behind them, th e camcord er automatic ally corr ects for t he backli ght*.
100 Video POINTS TO CH ECK • Adj ust the zoom bef ore you st art the pr ocedur e. 1 Open the manual focus screen. 2 T ouch a su bject that appears inside the X fr ame. • The T o uch A F mark ( P ) will fl ash and the focus ing dist ance wil l be adjust ed automatical l y .
Video 101 Te l e M a c r o Using tele m acro, th e camcor der can focus at a shorter distance ( up to 40 cm (1.3 ft.) fr o m the subject at full telep hoto), all owing you get closer shots of small subjec ts like f lowers and i n sects.
102 Video White Ba lance The white balance functi o n helps you to accurately r epro duce colors under differ ent lighting conditions so that white o bjects will always look truly white in yo ur recor dings . POINTS TO CH ECK • Se lect a rec ord ing p rogr am oth er than the Spe c ial Scene r ecordi ng pr o- grams.
Video 103 NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: -S e t 7 8 [Dig ital Zoom] to [ B Of f]. - Reset the white balance when you change l ocatio ns or the li ghting or other condit ions change . - Dependi ng on the l ight source, g may keep flashing.
104 Video + l evels: rich er co lors, sharp er im age, s tr onger cont rast, b rig hter imag e. - lev els: sh allower color s, soft er image, softe r contra st, darker imag e. 4T o u c h [ a ] to save and apply the cust omized pict ure settings. Z will appe ar o n the scr een.
Video 105 Audio Recording Level Y ou can adjust the audio recor ding level of the built-in or an external microphone. Y ou can display the audio level indicator while re cording. POINTS TO CH ECK • Selec t a recording program other than [ r Underwat er] or [ s Surfac e].
106 Video To disp lay the au dio lev el indi cator Usually , the aud io level indicator will be displayed only after activating the manual adjustment of the audio recor d ing level. Y ou can choose to display it also when the audio level is adjusted automatica lly .
Video 107 NOTES • E xcept w hen usi ng the audio mix f unctio n, an external m icr ophone overrides the built-in micr ophone. In the following case s, the built-in micr ophone’ s d irect ionality cannot be cha nged. - When an external micr ophone is att ached t o the mini advance d sho e.
108 Video Audio Mix When recor ding, you can mix audio fr om the built-in micr oph one with external audio from the MIC ter minal and a djust the mix balance f o r original sound ef fects.
Video 109 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.
110 Video IMPORT AN T • When using hea dphones, make sur e to l ower t he volume to an app ro- priate le vel. • Do not conn ect the hea dphones t o the A V OUT/ X termi nal 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 111 NOTES • Access ories desig ned for the Ad vanc ed Acc essor y Sho e cannot be used with this camcorder . Look for video accessories bearing this logo to ensur e compatibility with the mini advanced shoe .
112 Video Using the WM-V1 Wirele ss Microphone 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-in micr ophone. Y ou can also mix and r ecor d audio fr om the WM-V1 wit h audio fr om the built-in micr o phone.
Video 113 • If necessar y , activate and ad just th e audio mix bal a nce with the 7 8 [Audio Mix] se tting. NOTES • Whe n an external mi cr ophone is co nnec ted to th e camcord er , 7 8 [Win d Screen] will automaticall y be set to [ B Off Z ].
114 Video Using a Zoom Remote C ontrol ler By attaching the optional RA- V1 Rem ote Control A dapter to the mini advanced shoe, you can use the optional ZR-2000 or Z R-1000 Zoom Remote Controller . Doing so will al low you to use certain functions while vi ewing the p icture on an external monitor without touching the camcor der .
Video 115 Selecting the Playback Starti ng Point If you have a ver y long scene, you ma y want to s tart play ing back th e scene fr om a certain point . Y ou can use the movie timeline to br eak the scene to segments at fixed time intervals ranging from 6 seconds to 6 minutes.
116 Video To change the int erval between frame s Onscreen Dis plays and Da ta Code Y ou can turn most onsc reen displays on or of f. Repeatedly press h to turn the onscreen displays on/off in the.
Video 117 Capturing Photos and Video Snapshot Scenes f rom a Movie Y ou can captur e video snapsho t scenes, single photo s or a series of con tinu ous p hoto s fro m a prev ious ly re corded scen e.
118 Video • Du ring the playback of video snap shot sce nes captured fr om a pre vi- ously recorded movi e, yo u ma y no tice s ome a noma lies in th e pict ure/ sound at the point wher e the playb ack swit ches to a new scene . Ca ptur ing Ph otos Y ou can c aptu re a si ngle ph oto or a ser ies of photo s.
Video 119 •[ B Photo Sequence]: - Up to 100 photos can be captured at a time. - The ph oto s equence captur e will s top wh en the end of the scene i s reache d (play back will p ause at the beg inning of the fol lowing s cene ).
120 Video • If the scene canno t be divide d at the point wh ere you paused the play- back, adv ance/r everse a fram e and then divid e the scene . • Du ring the playb ack of a sc ene th at was d ivide d, you m ay noti ce some anomali es in th e pictur e/sound at the poi nt wher e the scen e was cut.
Photos 121 Photos Refer to this chapter for details on viewing photos and othe r photo-related operations. Viewing Photos 1P r e s s S . 2 Open the [P hotos] index screen, if it is no t displayed. 3 Look for the photo you want to play back. Move the zoom lever t oward Q to show 15 photos per page; move i t toward P to show 6 photos per page.
122 Photos 4 T ouch the p hoto you w ish to view . • The photo is displa yed in sing le photo vi ew . • Drag your finger left/ri ght to browse through the photos one by on e. To ret u rn t o the index screen from s ingle photo view 1 T ouch the scr een to displ ay the playback controls .
Photos 123 IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pr ecautions while the ACCESS indicator 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 .
124 Photos 2 Delete the photos. * When you se lect [Select], p erform the following proced ure to select the ind ivid- ual phot os you want to de lete before to uching [Y es]. ** T ouch [Stop] to interrupt the operation while it is in progr ess. Some photos wil l be deleted nev ertheless.
Photos 125 2 Select the background music to use during the photo slideshow . Music tra cks: Step 2 ( 0 77). External audio: Steps 2 - 4 ( 0 79). Slides how set to a music track 3 T ouch the photo that will open the slidesh ow to display it in single photo view .
126 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Extern al Connections This chapter expla ins how to connect your camcor der to an external devi ce such as a TV , VCR, o r computer . T erm inals on the Camcorde r Open th e LCD panel t o access the t erminals on the camcord er .
External Conne ctions 127 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 s hows (for r efer ence only) an example of te rminals on a connected device.
128 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connection B Component Video T ype: Analog Quality: High Defi nition Output only Connect to a high-def inition TV (HDTV ) with component vi deo input terminals .
External Conne ctions 129 NOTES • Powe r the camcorde r usin g th e comp act power adap ter a nd o nly t hen conn ect it to th e compu ter usin g the su pplied USB cabl e in the fol low- ing cas es. - T o write back scen es recorde d wit h this camc order t hat w ere pr eviousl y saved on a computer .
130 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Playb ack on a TV Sc reen Connect th e camcor der to a TV to enjoy y our r ecor dings with f amily and friends. Playback on an HDTV using one of the high-definition con- nections will ensur e the best p layback quality .
External Conne ctions 131 Saving and Sharing Y our Recordings Copying Recordings to a Memory Card Y ou can copy your r ecord ings only one way: fr om the built-in memor y ( only) or f rom memory ca rd X to memo ry car d Y .
132 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Option s Copying Scenes from a Stor y by Ratin g 1 Open the gallery and bring the desired story to the front. • Ch eck that you ha ve sele cted the f tab (built -in memory , only) or 4 tab (memory card X ). 2 Select the rating of the stories you want to copy .
External Conne ctions 133 3 Copy the pho to. 4 Drag your finger left /right to sele ct anoth er photo to copy or to uch [ a ]. Copying Phot os from the Inde x Screen 1 Open the [Photos] index s creen. Check th at you h ave se lected the f tab (bui lt- in me mory , only) or 4 tab (me mor y card X ).
134 Exter nal Co nnecti ons IMPORT AN T • Observe the following pre cautions 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 .
External Conne ctions 135 Installation Install the soft ware bef o re y ou connect the camcor der to the computer for the first time. Refer to the Installation Guide (supplied leaflet) and follow the instructions in the Softwa r e Guide (PDF file) to ins tall the supplied P IXELA ’ s software.
136 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Installation Install the s oftwar e before you connect t he camcor der to the computer for the first time. See also the rele vant sections in the ‘ Photo Appl ica- tion’ Instruction Manual ( r , PDF file in the [MANUALS_ENGLISH] folder on the supplied Camcor der Supplemen- tal Disc).
External Conne ctions 137 loss. Always use only the supp lied PIXELA ’ s software to save your movi es on t he comp ute r and, if nece ssary , to tran sfer b ack prev iously saved video f iles to the camcorder . • Observe t he follow ing precaut ions while the ACC ESS indi cator is o n or flash ing.
138 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder In High D efiniti on Connect the camcor der to Blu-ray Disc r ecorder s and other A VCHD- compatible dig ital vid eo recor ders using the supplied USB cable to mak e pe rfect co pies of yo ur m ovi es in hig h de finit ion.
External Conne ctions 139 Connecting Connect the camcorder to the VCR using Connection C . Refer to Connection Diagrams ( 0 128). Recording 1 External recorder: Load a blank cas sette or disc and s et the recor der to record pause mode. 2 T ur n on the camcord er and set it to mode.
140 Exter nal Co nnecti ons follow the instructions in the Softwa re Guide (PDF fi le) to install the supp lied PIXEL A ’ s soft war e. Converting Scenes into Stan dard Definit ion from the D ate Index Screen 1 Power the camcorder using th e compact power ad apter .
External Conne ctions 141 • Befor e touching [ ST ART], you c an touch [ ] t o decor ate the converte d SD movies ( 0 69), or touch [ ] to adjust the volume ( 0 57) and background musi c balance ( 0 78). • Y o u can al so dec orate the scen es as they are being convert ed.
142 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Connecti ng to the Computer and Uploading your Videos 1 Connect the ca mcor der to the co mputer using th e supplied USB cable. Conn ect ion D . Refer to Connection Di agrams ( 0 129). 2 Computer: Depending o n the softwa re you chose to in stall, T ransfer Ut ility or V ideoBrowser will start up au tomatically .
External Conne ctions 143 Converting S cenes into St andard Definiti on from a Sto ry by Ra ting 1 Open the gallery an d br ing th e desi r ed sto ry to the fr ont. • Chec k that you have se lected the f tab (built-in memory) or 4 tab (memory car d X ).
144 Exter nal Co nnecti ons Uploading you r Videos Wireless ly If you are using an Eye-Fi car d, you can automatical ly upload the con- verted SD movies to your favorite video sharing W eb site. Y ou will need to have installe d the softwar e supplied with your Eye-Fi car d and com- pleted al l the requir ed configuration se tup in ad vance.
External Conne ctions 145 NOTES • D epending on the amount of d ata to be uploade d and the networ k’ s wireless conne ctio n cond ition s, it can take some time to upload vide o files. If the wireles s conn ection is too wea k, the wireless u pload m ay fail and the vi deo files will be registered as in compl ete uploa ds.
146 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 147 1 Option a vailable only for recording movies. 2 Some op tions are available o nly when recording a story using Stor y Creator .
148 Additional Information Edit Panel - Mode Contr ol Bu tton Date Inde x Screen [SD Movies] Index Screen Playback Pause 0 [Copy ( 497 )] 1 [Copy ( f97 )] 1 < date >, [Selec t], [All Scen es.
Addition al Informatio n 149 1 Operatio n not availabl e for recordings on mem ory card Y ( 7 tab). 2 Operatio n not available for the two preexisting stori es, [Unsorted] and [Video Snap- shot]. Edit Panel - Mode * Operatio n not availab le for recordings on m emory card Y ( 7 tab ).
150 Additional Information 1 Option available only for r ecording movies. 2 Option available onl y when the op tional SM-V 1 Surround Mi crophone is attached to the cam corder after h aving upda ted the cam corder’ s firmware using th e mem- ory card supp lied with the S M-V1.
Addition al Informatio n 151 [Digital Zoom]: De term ines the operation of the digital zoom. The c olor o f the indicator in di- cate s the zoom . • Whe n activa ted, the cam- corder w ill swi tch au toma ticall y to digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom range.
152 Additional Information • When you sel ect a setting other tha n [ B Off], the AF mode is auto- maticall y set to [ S Normal AF]. [Onscree n Markers ]: Y ou c an disp lay a g rid o r a horiz ontal line at the cen- ter of the scr een.
Addition al Informatio n 153 [Su rro und Mi c At ten uator ]: Helps prevent audio distortions due to high audio recor ding levels when the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone is attac hed to th e cam corde r . When set to [ A On V ], V will app ear on the scr e en.
154 Additional Information 8 Recording & Conn ections Setup Menu item Settin g options y CINEMA 1 2 0 [Self Timer] [ A On n ], [ B Off] zz – – 104 [Video Snapshot Length] 1 [ i 2 sec], [ j.
Addition al Informatio n 155 1 Option a vailable only for recording movies. 2 Can be set i ndependentl y for and mod e. The defau lt value in mode is [ E PF 24]. 3 Option a vailable on ly for recording p hotos. [Rate Scenes (Recor ding)]: When set to [ A On], th e scene rati ng s cen e will appear af ter every s cene you r ecord.
156 Additional Information [ b Continuo us]: Photo numbers will continue fr om the number following that of the last photo r ecord ed with the camcor der . • If the memory car d you inser t alr eady co ntains a photo with a la rger number , a new photo will b e assigned a num ber one higher than t hat of the last photo on the memory card.
Addition al Informatio n 157 [POWERED IS Button] [ x Press and Ho ld] , [ y T oggle On /Off] zz –– 9 1 [Autostart Decor ati on] [ A On] , [ B Off] zzz –– [Pow er Saving Mode] [Auto Po wer Off]: [ B Off], [ A On] zzzz – [Quick Start (Standby)]: [Off], [10 min] , [20 min], [30 min] [Initialize f / g ] [Initialize g ] [ f Built-in Mem.
158 Additional Information 1 Option not availabl e when the camcorder is connecte d to an HDTV using the sup- plie d HDMI cab le. 2 Option ava ilable only after havi ng inserted an E ye-Fi card into memor y card slot Y .
Addition al Informatio n 159 [ y T oggle On/Off]: Each press of the button will turn the Powered IS function on and off . [Autos tart Decorat ion]: When set to [ A On], t he deco rati on sc ree n will open autom aticall y when you stow the LCD pan el with the LCD scr een facing o ut.
160 Additional Information [ B Of f] and ope rate the ca mcorder direc tly or use the camcor der’ s wireless co ntroller . • The re mote c ontr ol of the T V can only be used to p lay ba ck movi es or photos ( or mod e only).
Addition al Informatio n 161 Appendix: Onscr een Ico ns and Displa ys Recording Movies (using Story Creator) 1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the FUNC.
162 Additional Information , Recording Movies y Manual mode CINEMA mode A g Recordin g program ( 0 87, 96 ) A h Manua l exposure ( 0 98) A j R Instant A F/ S Normal AF ( 0 151), MF Manual fo cus ( 0 99 ) A k Face detecti on ( 0 93) A l White balance ( 0 102) S q Audio level indicator ( 0 105) S a x.
Addition al Informatio n 163 Playing Movies (du ring playback) F d Playback control butt ons ( 0 57) F f Exte rnal audio i nput ( 0 79) F g Eye-Fi w ireless communicatio n ( 0 144) F h Scene nu mb.
164 Additional Information 7 Memor y op er atio n N Record, M Record pause , A Playba ck, C Play back paus e, I Fast playback, J Fas t revers e play ba ck, G Slow pla yback, H Slow rever se playb ack , E Frame advance, F Frame reverse.
Addition al Informatio n 165 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.
166 Additional Information - The battery pack is faulty . Replace the batter y pack. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the ba ttery pack attached. Battery packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcor de r cannot be charged usi ng this camcorder .
Addition al Informatio n 167 After using the camcorder for a long time , it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it c ont inuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction.
168 Additional Information Cannot copy scenes/photos - Y ou may not be able to copy scenes/ photos recorded or edited us ing another device. Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index scr een with a checkmark O - Y ou cannot select more than 100 sce nes/photos individual ly .
Addition al Informatio n 169 - An error occurr ed when trying to access control data on the Eye-Fi c ard. T urn the camcorder off then on again. If the icon appears often, there might be a problem with the Eye-Fi card. Contact the card manufacturer’ s customer care.
170 Additional Information The picture is displayed c orrectly but there is no sound from the built-in speaker . - Speaker volume is tur ned off. Adjust the volume. - If the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable is c onnected to the camcorder , disconnect it.
Addition al Informatio n 171 Connections with Extern al Devices Video noise appears on the TV screen. - When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna c ables of the TV .
172 Additional Information List of Mess ages (in alphabetical or der) Accessing the memory card. Do not remove the memory card. - Y ou opened the double me mory card slot cov er while the camcorder w as accessing the mem- ory card or the camcorder started accessi ng the memory card as you opened the double memory card slot cover .
Addition al Informatio n 173 - The memory card already contains the maxi mum number of scenes (3,999 scenes). D elete some scenes ( 0 61) to fr ee some space. - The gallery already contains the maximum num ber of stories (98 stories in any one given memory).
174 Additional Information Cann ot record - Y ou cannot capture video snapshot sc enes from scenes recorded o r edited using anot her device. - There is a problem wi th the memory . If this message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center .
Addition al Informatio n 175 Do not disconnect the power source . Do not disconnect the USB cable unless you first use the computer to safely end the connection. - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with the supplied USB cable, the camcorde r cannot be operated.
176 Additional Information Mem. Card Number of scenes alread y at maximum - The memory card alrea dy contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes ); no further scenes can be copie d onto the memory card. Delete some sc enes ( 0 61) to free some space.
Addition al Informatio n 177 Recording program: Underwater / Surface T urn on the camcorder while holding the zoom lever towar d T or W to change the recording program r X s .
178 Additional Information T o record video on this memory card, it is recommended to use only the XP+/SP/LP recording modes - Movies may not be r ecorded correctly on thi s memory card if the recording mode is set to MXP or FXP mode ( 0 85). T o use the wireless function, insert the Eye-Fi car d into slot B.
Additional Information 179 Do’s an d Don ’ts Hand lin g Prec autions Cam cord er Be sur e to observe th e follow ing pr ecautions to ensur e max imum pe r- forma nce.
180 Additional Information • When mounting t he camcord er on a tripod, make sure that the tripod ’ s fas- tening scr ew is shorter than 5. 5 mm (0.2 in.). Using other tripods may dam- age t he camcor der . • When recording movies, try to get a calm, stable picture.
Additional Information 181 Long-ter m storage • St or e batte ry packs in a dr y plac e at t emperat ures no hi gher tha n 30 ° C (86 ° F). • T o extend the batt ery li fe of the battery pack, discharge it comple tely before storing it. • Ch arge an d discharge all your battery p acks fu lly at least o nce a year .
182 Additional Information • Che ck the d ire ction b efor e inserting the memory car d. For cing a mem- ory card i nto the slot if it is not correctly ori ented may damage the mem- ory car d or the camcor der . • Do no t atta ch an y lab els or stick ers on th e memor y ca rd.
Additional Information 183 Lithium But ton Battery • Do not pick up the batt ery using tweezers or ot he r metal t ools, as this will ca use a s hort ci rcuit.
184 Additional Information Maintenance/Other s Cleaning Cam corder B ody • Use a soft, d ry cloth to clean the camco r der body . Neve r use chem ical ly tr eated c l ot hs or vo latil e solv ents su ch as p ain t thinner .
Additional Information 185 • R emove the memo ry ca rd and b attery pack . Then, place the camcor der in an air tight pla stic bag and let it adjus t gradua lly to tempe ratur e changes before r em oving i t from the bag. When c ondensation is detect ed The c amcor der automa tica lly s huts of f.
186 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) TV/HDTV VCR/DVD recorder Computer Card reader/writer Optional accessories not li sted below are described in mo re detail i n the following pages.
Additional Information 187 NOTES • Access ories that are com pat ible wit h the Adv anced Acces sory Sh oe canno t be at tached to t his ca mcor der .
188 Additional Information 5 CG-800 Battery Charger Use t he batte ry charger t o charge th e battery packs. It plugs directly into a power outle t without a cable.
Additional Information 189 Usi ng a m emory card * Approximate t imes for recording with repeated op erations such a s start/sto p, zoom ing, and p ower on/o f f. BP-827 MXP 375 min. 380 min. 230 min. 240 min. 575 min. FXP 375 min. 380 min. 235 min.
190 Additional Information 7 TL-H43 Tele-c onverte r This T ele -conv erter lens i ncrease s th e foca l leng th of the camcor der lens b y a factor of 1.5. • The im age sta bilizer is not as effective when th e T el e-conver ter i s attac hed. • The minimum focusing dist ance at full telephoto with the TL-H43 is 3.
Additional Information 191 A f DM-100 D irectional Stereo Micr ophone This highly sens itive , super -dir ection al micr ophone attac hes to th e camcor der’ s mini adva nced shoe. It can be used as dir ectional micr ophone (monaural ) or stereo microph one.
192 Additional Information S g SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case A handy camcorder bag with padded compar tments and p lenty of sp ace fo r acces sorie s. This mark identifie s genuine Canon v ideo accesso ries. When you use Canon video equipment, we recomme nd C anon-brand acc essories or products bearing the sa me mark.
Additional Information 193 Product Codes Provided Acc essorie s CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002 AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA WL-D89 Wireless Contr oller D83-0790-000 STV-250N Stereo Vid.
194 Additional Information Specifications VIXIA HF M41 / VIXIA HF M40 / VIXIA HF M400 — V alues given are approximate figures. System • Recording System Movies: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG- 4 AVC/H.264; Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch; Dolby Digital 5.
Additional Information 195 • Lens Configuration: 11 elements in 9 groups (1 double-sided aspheric element) • AF System Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [Instant AF]) or Manual focus • Filter Diameter: 43 mm • Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m (3.
196 Additional Information • Dimensions [W x H x D] (excluding the grip belt) 74 x 71 x 137 mm (2.9 x 2.8 x 5.4 in.) 74 x 71 x 131 mm (2.9 x 2.
Additional Information 197 About the m usic fi les The specif ications of the musi c files compa tible with the camco rder are as fo llow s. Audio encod ing: Linear PCM Audio s ampling: 48 kHz, 16 bits, 2 channels Minimum le ngth: 1 second File type: WAV The music data is saved in the memory under t he following folders.
198 Additional Information Index 3D Flip View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 A Abroad, using the camco rder . . . . 185 AGC (automatic g ain control) limit .9 9 Apertu re (f number) . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Aspect r atio of a c onnect ed TV (TV type ) .
Additional Information 199 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 LCD screen d immer . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8 LCD touc h screen . . . . . . . . . . 29, 32 Low li ght (recording p rogram) . . . . 8 8 M M (Manua l) mode . . . . . . . .
200 Additional Information U Underwate r (recording program) . . . 89 Uploading movies t o video sharing W eb sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 USB terminal . . . . . . . . 126, 129, 138 V Video snapsh ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Vie w fi nd er ** .
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Canon HF M41 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Canon HF M41 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Canon HF M41 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Canon HF M41 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Canon HF M41, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Canon HF M41.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Canon HF M41. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Canon HF M41 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
