Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ZR960 del fabbricante Canon
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PUB. DIM-0915-000 Digital Video Camcorder Instruction Manual Caméscope numérique Manuel d'instruction English Français Español Videocámara digital Manual de Instrucciones NTSC Mini Digital V.
2 • Introd uction Introduction Cleaning the Video Heads Digital video camco r ders record video signals onto the tape in very thin lines (as thin as 1/8 the width of a hai r). The following anomalies may appear if the vide o heads are even slightly dirty .
Introduc tion • 3 Important Usage Instructions WARN ING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR EL ECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APP ARA TUS TO R AIN OR MOISTURE. For Canada only: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHO CK, DO NOT EXPOSE THI S PRODUCT TO D RIPPING OR SPLA SHING.
4 • Introd uction In these sa fety instruct ions the word “apparatus” or “product” refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR960 A and all its access ories. 1 Read these instructio ns. 2 Keep these instructio ns. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ins tructions.
Introduc tion • 5 e. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged. f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance. This indicates a need for service.
6 • Table of contents T able of contents Introduction __ ______________ _________ _________ __ 9 About this Manual 10 Getting to Know the Camcorder 10 Supplied Accessories 11 Name s of Parts 13 Scre.
Table of contents • 7 29 Advanced Functio ns 29 : Special Scene Rec ording Pr ogr ams 31 Flexible Re cording: Changi ng the Shutter Speed 32 LCD V ideo Light 32 Self Timer 32 Manual Focus Adjustment.
8 • Table of contents 58 General Information 58 S ys tem D ia gra m 59 Optio nal Accessor ies 62 P r od uct Cod es 63 Specifications 65 In dex.
Introduc tion • 9 Thank you for purc hasing the Canon ZR960. Please r ead this manual car efully b efore you use the camcor der and r etain it for futur e refe r ence. Should your camcor der fail to operate co rrect ly , refer to T rou bleshooting ( 50).
10 • Introd uction Gettin g to Kn ow the Camcorde r * CA-590E including p ower cord, in Asia. Supplied Accessories CA-590 Compact Power Adapter* BP-2L5 Battery Pack Lithium Button Battery (CR1616) STV-250N Stereo Video Cable Online pr oduct r egistration fo r USA Customers on ly .
Introduc tion • 11 Names of Parts L e ft s id e v i ew Front view Righ t s ide v iew Lens cover switch ( 23) ( open, closed ) Speake r ( 27) CHG (charge) indicator ( 15) DV term inal ( 39, 43) MIC (.
12 • Introd uction B ac k v i ew To p v i e w Bottom view Joystick ( 18) FUNC. button ( 18, 45) D.EFF ECTS bu tton ( 3 5) Viewfinder ( 23) Dioptric adjustm ent lever ( 23) ST ANDBY ind icator ( 25) .
Introduc tion • 13 Screen Displays Recording Movies Zoom ( 25), Exp osure ( 33) Recordi ng program ( 29 ) White bala nce ( 34) Image e ffects ( 35) LCD vi deo l ight ( 32) Digit al ef fect s ( 35) C.
14 • Introd uction T ape operation Record, Record pause, Stop, Eject, Fas t forward, Rewind, Playback , Playback pause, Fast f orward playba ck, Rewin d p layb ack Remaining tape Indicates t he remaining time of the tape in minut es. ( moves while recor ding.
Pre paratio ns • 15 Preparations This chapter descr ibes basic o perations, su ch as navigating the menus, and first time settings to help y ou learn more about your camcord er . Gettin g Starte d Charging th e Battery P ack The camc ord er can b e power ed with a battery pack or dir ectly using th e compact pow er adapter .
16 • Prep aratio ns 1 Slide in the direction of the arr ow and hold it pr essed down . 2 Slide t he battery pack down an d then pu ll it out IMPORT ANT • W e recommen d chargin g the ba ttery pack in temperatur es between 10 °C and 30 °C (50 °F and 86 °F).
Pre paratio ns • 17 Installing the Backup Battery The backu p battery (CR1616 lithium button batt ery) allows the c amcorder to retain the da te, ti me ( 20) and othe r camcorder se ttings while the power sour ce i s disco nnected . Connec t a power source to the ca mcorder wh en replacing the back up battery to r etain the settings .
18 • Prep aratio ns Basic Operati on of the Camcorder Joystick and Jo ystick Gu ide Use the j oystick to op erate the camcor der ’ s menus. Press to display/hid e the joystick guide (when re cording, the jo ystick guide will appe ar only when the mode switch is set to ).
Pre paratio ns • 19 Selecting an Option from the Setup Menus 1 Pr ess . 2 Select ( ) [ M ENU] and press to ope n the setu p menu s. Y ou can also hold pressed down for more than 1 second to open directly the setup menus screen. 3 Select ( ) the desired menu from the lef t side column and press .
20 • Prep aratio ns Changing the Time Zone Change the time zo ne to match your location. The default setting is New Y ork or Singapore, depending on the r egi on o f pu rc has e. [ M E N U ] [ DA T E/TIME SETUP] [T . ZONE/D ST] Desired time zone* * T o adju st for dayligh t saving time, selec t the area name m arked with a .
Pre paratio ns • 21 NOTES About the LCD and viewfinder screen : The screens a re produced u sing ex tremely high-p re cision manuf acturi ng techn iques , with mor e than 99. 99% of the pix els operating t o specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixel s may occasion ally misfire or appear as bla ck, r ed, blue or gr een d ots.
22 • Prep aratio ns 3 Press the mark on the cas sette co mpart ment un til it clicks. 4 Wait for the cassette compartmen t to retract automat ically and close the cassette comp artment cover .
Video • 2 3 V ideo This chapter covers functi ons r elated t o shooting and playing back movies – fr om basic r ecor ding and zooming to m ore ad vanced manua l pictur e adjust ments. Basic Recordi ng Shooting V ideo 1 Move the len s cover switch down to to open th e lens cove r .
24 • Video NOTES • About the recording time : By c hangi ng the recording mo de you can cha nge the video quality and as a result, also the available re cording ti me ( 46). • Previous recordin gs overwritten by a new r ecording c annot be r ecovere d.
Video • 25 Zooming: Optical, Ad vanced and Digital Zoom The camcor der of fers three ty pes of zoom: optic al, advanced and digi tal zoom. Y ou can also change the zoom speed.
26 • Video second*, ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportunities. * The ac tual time required var ies depending on the sho oting con ditions. 1 With the camc or der on, close the LCD pane l. • If you ar e using the viewfinder and the LCD pane l is clo sed, pr ess to enter the standby mode.
Video • 27 Basic Playback Pla ying Ba ck V ideo 1 Holdi ng the lock button pr essed dow n, set the swit ch to PLA Y . 2 Pres s to display th e joysti ck guide. 3 Locate the poi nt where y ou want to begi n the play back. Push the joystick ( ) toward to rewind the tape o r ( ) toward to fast forward .
28 • Video Locating the End of the Las t Scene After p laying back a tape, use this function to locate the end of the last scene r ecor ded in order t o continue reco rdi ng f rom th at poi nt . POINTS TO CHECK Stop the playback before using this function.
Video • 29 Advanced Functions : Special Scene R ecording Prog rams Rec ordin g in a very brig ht s ki res ort o r capturing t he full co lors of a sunset or a fireworks displ ay become s as easy as selecting a Special Scene r ecor ding pr ogram. For de tails about the available options, refer to the sidebar on page 30 .
30 • Video [ PROGR AM AE] The camcor der sets the aperture and shutter speed. [ PORTRAIT] The camcor der uses a lar ge ape rture, ach ievi ng a focus o n the subject while blurring other distracting detai ls. [S P O R T S ] Use this mod e to reco rd s po rts scenes such as tennis or golf.
Video • 31 Flexible Re cording: Changing the Shut ter S peed Use the automa tic exposur e (AE) program to use functions like the white balance o r image e ffe cts, or to select the shutter speed. Use faster shutter speeds to recor d subjects moving q uickly .
32 • Video LCD Vide o Lig ht Y ou can use the brightness of the LCD scre en (LCD video li ght) to r ecord in completely dark places. For a brighter pictur e, we reco mmend keeping a distance of about 20 cm - 60 cm ( 8 in. - 2 ft.) fr om the subj ect and/or using the [ NIGHT] recording program.
Video • 33 1 Pres s to display th e joysti ck guide. 2 Push the joysti ck ( ) towar d [FOCU S] to ac tivate the manual focus. [FOCUS] on the joystick guide will be displayed in light blue and [MF] appears o n the scr een. 3 Adjus t ( ) the focu s as necessary.
34 • Video neutral value “±0” appear on the screen. 3 Adjus t ( ) t he bri ghtness of the image as required. • The adjustment range and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the initial brightness of the pictur e.
Video • 35 • In the following cases, if the colors on the scree n do not look natural using the [ AUTO] setti ng, tr y using the custom white balance.
36 • Video Appl yi ng Press to activa te the fader/effect. • The icon of the select ed digital ef fect turns gr een. • Pr ess again to deactivate the digital ef fect. Pre ss ... : ...i n r ecor d p ause mod e, then press to start r ecording with a fad e in.
Video • 37 • When a n external m icr ophone is conn ected to th e camcor der , [WIND SCREEN] will automatically be set to [ OFF ]. Audio Playback Modes Selecting the Audio Ch annel Y ou can select what audio channel to play b ack when p laying back a tap e with audio r ecor ded on two channels (either ster eo sound or bilingual audio signals).
38 • Extern al Connec tions External Connections This chapt er expl ains step- by-step how to co nnect your ca mcor der t o an external device such as a TV , VCR, or computer .
External Conne ctions • 39 Connection Diagrams T urn off all the devic es when making the connections and r efer also to t he instructi on manual of the connected devi ce. T erminal on the Camcorder Connecting Cable T erminal on the Connected Device 1 Output connec tion (signal flow ) to a TV or VCR with A V T erminals.
40 • Extern al Connec tions Playback on a TV Screen The quality of the playback picture will vary depending on the connected TV and the type of connect ion used. POINTS TO CHECK Befor e mak ing the connect ions, s elect th e [TV TYPE] setting ac cor ding to the TV set to which you will connect the camcor der (4 7 ) .
External Conne ctions • 41 NOTES • W e r eco mmen d po wering t he camc order usi ng the comp act pow er adap ter . • When r ecor ding t o a VCR using a n analo g connectio n –connection typ e ( 39)–, th e qual ity of th e edited tape will be lowe r than the or iginal.
42 • Extern al Connec tions NOTES W e recommen d power ing the camcorder using t he comp act powe r adapt er . Copyrigh t Signal Certa in so ftwa re tapes ar e co pyr ight prote cted. If you attempt to play back such tape, [COPYR IGHT PROTECTED PLA YBACK IS RESTRICTED] appears and you will not be able to vie w the cont ents of the ta pe.
External Conne ctions • 43 Connecting to a Computer PC Connection Diagram Connecting to a Computer DV T ermin al Check the t ype and orie ntation of the t erminal and make sure y ou conne ct the DV cable proper ly .
44 • Extern al Connec tions T ran sfer ring V ideo Recor dings Y ou can transfer recor dings to a computer using the DV terminal. Equipment and System R equirements • A computer equipped wi th an IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or an IEEE1394 (DV) capturing board .
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 45 Additional Information This chapter contains tr oubles hooting advic e, screen mes sages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Appendi x: Menu Option s Lists Menu items not available ap pear grayed out.
46 • Additi onal Inform ation Setup menus Camera Setup (Advanced Zoom, Image Stabi lizer , etc.) CAME RA SE TUP 1 Option available only w hen the recording progra m is set to [ PROGRAM AE]. 2 Option a vailable when the mod e switch is set to or (only wh en the recording program is set to [ PROGRAM AE ]).
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 47 • If you make re cordings i n both SP and LP modes on the same tape, during playback you may notice some video anomalies in the pictu re at the point wher e the r ecordin g mode change s.
48 • Additi onal Inform ation 1 The de fault setting is [ BR IGHT] when yo u power t he camcorder us ing the compact po wer adapter . 2 The li st of langu ages available depends on the region of purchase. [BRI GHT NESS ]: Adjust ( ) the brig htness of the LCD display with the joystic k.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 49 System Setup (Bee p, Power Save, etc.) SYSTEM SET UP [BE EP]: A beep will accompany some operation s like turning on the c amcor der , the self- tim er countdo wn , etc. It also serves as a warnin g beep unde r unu sual co nditi ons.
50 • Additi onal Inform ation Trou b le ? If you have a pr oblem with your camcor der , re fer to this section. Consult your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the p roblem persists. Power Source The camcorder will n ot turn on or it turns off by itself.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 51 pause ( ) mo de for 4 mi nutes 30 seconds. T o resume t he operation press (when recordi ng) or push the joystick ( ) to ward / (d uring playback). Recording Image will not appear on the sc r een. - Set the camcorder to mode (2 3 ) .
52 • Additi onal Inform ation List of Messages CHANGE THE BA TTER Y P ACK - Battery pa ck is exhausted. Replace or charge the ba ttery pack ( 15). CHECK THE CASSETTE [ INCORRECT T A PE SPECIFICA TION] - Y o u attempted to play back a tape recorded in HD (high definition) st andard.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 53 Do’s an d Don ’ts Camcorder • Do not carry the camcord er by the LCD panel. Be car eful when closing the LCD panel. • Do not leave the camco rder i n pl aces subject to high temperatur es (like t he inside of a car und er dir ect s unlight), or high humidity .
54 • Additi onal Inform ation Batt ery P ack • Attac h the terminal cover whenever a battery p ack is not in use. Co ntact with metall ic objects may cause a short circuit and damage the battery pack. • Dirt y terminals may cause a poor contact between the battery pack and the ca mcor der .
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 55 • With cassett es equipp ed with a memory functio n, metal plated terminals may beco me di rty wit h use. Clean the terminals w ith a cotton swab after abo ut 10 times of rem ovi ng and rei nse rt ing th e cassette.
56 • Additi onal Inform ation Cleaning Cam corde r Body • Use a s oft, d ry cloth to clean the camco rde r bod y . Never use chemically tr eated cloth or volatile solvents such as paint thinner . Lens and Viewfinder • If the lens surf ace is dirty , the auto focus may no t work prop erly .
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 57 Using the Camcorder Abroad Power So urces Y ou can use the compact power adapter to operate t he camcor de r and to char g e b attery p acks in any country with power s upply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Cons ult the Canon Service Center for information on p lug adapters for ov erseas use.
58 • Additi onal Inform ation Gener al Inform ation * The BP- 2L5 is not available a s a separat e optional acce ssory . ** CA-590E including pow er cord, in Asia.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 59 Call or visit your local re tailer/deale r fo r genuine Canon video accessories. Y ou can also obtain genuine accessori es for your Canon camcorder by calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center . Batter y Packs When you need extra batt ery packs , select the NB-2LH, BP-2L13 or BP-2L14.
60 • Additi onal Inform ation Recor ding and Pl ayb ack Times The reco rd ing and playback times given in the follo wing table ar e approximat e and vary accor ding to r ecord ing mode and char ging, r ecor ding or playbac k conditions.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 61 FS-30.5U Filter Set Neutral density and MC protector fi lters help you to control difficult lighting conditions. Shoulder Strap Y ou can attach a shoulder str ap for more security and portability . Pass the ends thr ough the strap mount and adjust the length of the strap.
62 • Additi onal Inform ation Product Codes Provide d Access ories CA-590 Compact Power Adapter D85-1671-000 BP-2L5 Battery Pack D85-1632-000 STV-250N Stereo Video Cable D82-0590-002 Optional Ac ces.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 63 ZR960 1 When two values are gi ven, the first indicates the value at full telephoto ( T ) a nd the second indicates th e value at full wid e-angle ( W ).
64 • Additi onal Inform ation C A-590 Compact P ower Adapter BP-2 L5 Batt ery Pack W eight and dimensions ar e appr oximate. Erro rs and o missions excepte d. The information in this manual is verified as of January 2009. Sub ject to change without notice.
Addi tion al I nform ati on • 65 6-sec ond aut o date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 A Abroad, using the ca mcorder . . . . . . . .57 Aspect r atio of a connec ted TV (TV type) . . . . . .47 of movies (Widescreen) . . . . . . . . .24 Audio output channel .
66 • Additi onal Inform ation R Recordin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Recordin g mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Recordin g pr ograms . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 , 31 Record ing remind er . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduc tion • 67 CANON CONSUMER D IGIT AL VIDEO EQUI PMENT LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited warranty set forth bel ow is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to Canon Consumer Digital Video Equipment (the “Equipmen t”) purchased in the United Sta tes.
68 • Introd uction CANON CONSUMER D IGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPME NT LIMITED WARRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is given by Cano n Canada In c. (“Canon Can ada”) with respect to Canon C onsumer Digital Vide o Equi pment (the “Equipment”) purchas ed in Canada.
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In una situazione in cui hai già il Canon ZR960, 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 ZR960.
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