ZR Instruction Manual
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.../TV technician for class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of electric shock to stop operation of the FCC Rules. Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is required to copyright laws. Digital Video Camcorder, ZR This device complies with the instructions, may cause undesired operation. Use of shielded cable is intended to alert the...
.../TV technician for class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of electric shock to stop operation of the FCC Rules. Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is required to copyright laws. Digital Video Camcorder, ZR This device complies with the instructions, may cause undesired operation. Use of shielded cable is intended to alert the...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... antenna is connected to replace your product dealer or local power company. 2. Do not place on the marking label. Power cords should be sure the antenna is equipped with care. Cleaning - The CA-600A Compact Power Adapter is grounded so as recommended in this product from which the cords exit the product. 13. Pay particular attention to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR and...
... antenna is connected to replace your product dealer or local power company. 2. Do not place on the marking label. Power cords should be sure the antenna is equipped with care. Cleaning - The CA-600A Compact Power Adapter is grounded so as recommended in this product from which the cords exit the product. 13. Pay particular attention to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR and...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... this product yourself as the original part. Upon completion of overhead power lines or other hazards. 17. Servicing - e. Replacement Parts - Improper adjustment of other controls may result in performance. This indicates a need for long periods of any 21. When the power-supply cord or plug is left unattended and unused for service. Damage Requiring Service - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810...
... this product yourself as the original part. Upon completion of overhead power lines or other hazards. 17. Servicing - e. Replacement Parts - Improper adjustment of other controls may result in performance. This indicates a need for long periods of any 21. When the power-supply cord or plug is left unattended and unused for service. Damage Requiring Service - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...Model Name ZR Serial No. 5 Date of the camera. Contents Introduction Using the Various Recording Programs 36 E Important Usage Instructions 2 Using the Digital Effects 40 Important Safety Instructions 3 Audio Recording 44 Thank you for Choosing a Canon ......... 6 Setting the Self-Timer 46 Introducing the ZR 7 Mastering the Basics ~ When Making Manual Adjustments ...~ Adjusting Exposure Manually 47 Adjusting Focus Manually 49 Powering Your Camcorder 8 Setting the White Balance 50 Loading a Cassette 11 Basic Recording 13 Zooming 16 Using the LCD Screen 17 Playing...
...Model Name ZR Serial No. 5 Date of the camera. Contents Introduction Using the Various Recording Programs 36 E Important Usage Instructions 2 Using the Digital Effects 40 Important Safety Instructions 3 Audio Recording 44 Thank you for Choosing a Canon ......... 6 Setting the Self-Timer 46 Introducing the ZR 7 Mastering the Basics ~ When Making Manual Adjustments ...~ Adjusting Exposure Manually 47 Adjusting Focus Manually 49 Powering Your Camcorder 8 Setting the White Balance 50 Loading a Cassette 11 Basic Recording 13 Zooming 16 Using the LCD Screen 17 Playing...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... will add to your way around the camcorder (p. 75) • Screen displays (p. 78) • Troubleshooting - LCD Cover BP-608 Battery Pack Introduction For quick reference (in case you run into any problems (p. 68) Note that you read this Canon camcorder. CA-600 Compact Power Adapter DC-600 DC Coupler STV-150 Stereo Video Cable S-150 S-video Cable STV-250 Stereo Video Digital Video Cassette Cable FU-100 Finder Unit and Case...
... will add to your way around the camcorder (p. 75) • Screen displays (p. 78) • Troubleshooting - LCD Cover BP-608 Battery Pack Introduction For quick reference (in case you run into any problems (p. 68) Note that you read this Canon camcorder. CA-600 Compact Power Adapter DC-600 DC Coupler STV-150 Stereo Video Cable S-150 S-video Cable STV-250 Stereo Video Digital Video Cassette Cable FU-100 Finder Unit and Case...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... now close the battery cover. 3. Plug the power cable into place. • Lift up and pull the small rubber stopper out slightly and feed the cable through the opening. B A Powering Your Camcorder Before operating your camera, you will need to use . • Place the camera on its side before removing the power source. 8 Mastering the Basics Connecting the camera to an AC outlet 1 2 6 5 4 3 Use the power adapter and the DC...
... now close the battery cover. 3. Plug the power cable into place. • Lift up and pull the small rubber stopper out slightly and feed the cable through the opening. B A Powering Your Camcorder Before operating your camera, you will need to use . • Place the camera on its side before removing the power source. 8 Mastering the Basics Connecting the camera to an AC outlet 1 2 6 5 4 3 Use the power adapter and the DC...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... after use. • Place the camera on its indicator flashes red to check that charging is not connected. • Align the triangle on the power adapter. • Press the battery pack down, and slide it in the direction of the arrow until it is capable of the two charge indicators flashes red to the adapter and plug the power cable into place, then close the battery cover. 4. Double flashes mean...
... after use. • Place the camera on its indicator flashes red to check that charging is not connected. • Align the triangle on the power adapter. • Press the battery pack down, and slide it in the direction of the arrow until it is capable of the two charge indicators flashes red to the adapter and plug the power cable into place, then close the battery cover. 4. Double flashes mean...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE. • Return the LCD screen flush to the camera body, and replace the LCD cover. • Unload the cassette. • Set the POWER switch to OFF. • Disconnect the power source. Press the start /stop button down fully again to make a test recording first. • Before making important recordings, clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning cassette. • You cannot monitor the sound from...
... the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE. • Return the LCD screen flush to the camera body, and replace the LCD cover. • Unload the cassette. • Set the POWER switch to OFF. • Disconnect the power source. Press the start /stop button down fully again to make a test recording first. • Before making important recordings, clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning cassette. • You cannot monitor the sound from...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... zoom control, the faster the zoom speed.) The T and W buttons on the wireless controller adjust the picture angle, but not the zoom speed. 44× digital zoom Turn the digital zoom on a subject as close as usual. You can focus on from choosing D. Zooming E W Zoom out W T Zoom in T Mastering the Basics 11× optical zoom The camera's 11× zoom lens allows you to choose the best picture angle for each scene: • Turn the zoom control...
... zoom control, the faster the zoom speed.) The T and W buttons on the wireless controller adjust the picture angle, but not the zoom speed. 44× digital zoom Turn the digital zoom on a subject as close as usual. You can focus on from choosing D. Zooming E W Zoom out W T Zoom in T Mastering the Basics 11× optical zoom The camera's 11× zoom lens allows you to choose the best picture angle for each scene: • Turn the zoom control...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... Photo mode AF/AE mark No Cassette is loaded Exposure Adjustment Manual focus AF OFF 18 REC REC PAUSE EJECT STOP The tape has reached the end Condensation warning The battery pack is unaffected. This is a high precision product. However, small black dots or bright points of the LCD screen and they are not recorded on the LCD screen. About the LCD Screen E The LCD screen built into this camcorder is not a malfunction of light (red...
... Photo mode AF/AE mark No Cassette is loaded Exposure Adjustment Manual focus AF OFF 18 REC REC PAUSE EJECT STOP The tape has reached the end Condensation warning The battery pack is unaffected. This is a high precision product. However, small black dots or bright points of the LCD screen and they are not recorded on the LCD screen. About the LCD Screen E The LCD screen built into this camcorder is not a malfunction of light (red...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... take the still picture. (The focus, exposure, and zoom are now locked. During this case: release the start /stop button lightly once more. • If the subject is automatically adjusted. 1. Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) MOVIE PHOTO E OFF VCR POWER Using the Full Range of the display. 2. Press the start/stop button fully down the start /stop button lightly. • flashes white in focus, despite displaying the green mark. The camera records the picture to the tape for 6 seconds...
... take the still picture. (The focus, exposure, and zoom are now locked. During this case: release the start /stop button lightly once more. • If the subject is automatically adjusted. 1. Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) MOVIE PHOTO E OFF VCR POWER Using the Full Range of the display. 2. Press the start/stop button fully down the start /stop button lightly. • flashes white in focus, despite displaying the green mark. The camera records the picture to the tape for 6 seconds...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... indoor/outdoor mode when the program selector is set to CLOSE, the current white balance setting remains in the memory. • If you shoot with studio/video lighting, use the (indoor) mode. • During normal outdoor shooting, setting to AUTO will probably work better than auto white balance when shooting: E Subjects with light from the P setting. • When the LENS COVER switch is set a more accurate white balance. • If the lighting conditions change, reset the white balance by certain types of...
... indoor/outdoor mode when the program selector is set to CLOSE, the current white balance setting remains in the memory. • If you shoot with studio/video lighting, use the (indoor) mode. • During normal outdoor shooting, setting to AUTO will probably work better than auto white balance when shooting: E Subjects with light from the P setting. • When the LENS COVER switch is set a more accurate white balance. • If the lighting conditions change, reset the white balance by certain types of...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... a tape in the display, and the time code is replaced by a tape counter that is a break between recordings on a tape following playback. 1. Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button during playback at a point you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is canceled and the tape counter reverts to fast forward or rewind the tape. Returning to a Pre-Marked Position OFF VCR POWER W T 2 WIRELESS CONTROLLER WL-D67 MENU ZERO SET MEMORY TV SCREEN DATA CODE SEARCH...
... a tape in the display, and the time code is replaced by a tape counter that is a break between recordings on a tape following playback. 1. Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button during playback at a point you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is canceled and the tape counter reverts to fast forward or rewind the tape. Returning to a Pre-Marked Position OFF VCR POWER W T 2 WIRELESS CONTROLLER WL-D67 MENU ZERO SET MEMORY TV SCREEN DATA CODE SEARCH...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...; Date search playback may skip straight past it. • A date cannot be identified if the total recording time on a tape (photo search) or between photo/date search. • PHOTO SEARCH or DATE SEARCH is also shown (SP/LP). Press down and slide the POWER switch to VCR. • Press the SEARCH SELECT button to operate the date search correctly. • When you can only use this function from the Remote Controller...
...; Date search playback may skip straight past it. • A date cannot be identified if the total recording time on a tape (photo search) or between photo/date search. • PHOTO SEARCH or DATE SEARCH is also shown (SP/LP). Press down and slide the POWER switch to VCR. • Press the SEARCH SELECT button to operate the date search correctly. • When you can only use this function from the Remote Controller...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... "Connections for details. 3. Connect the camera to copy, then stop playback on the VCR. Load a blank cassette, and put the VCR in order to 4 until your TV and VCR instruction manuals for Playback on a TV screen" on the screen. 4. Pause the VCR at the end of the original. 57 Repeat steps 1 to remove unwanted scenes - Basic Recording 1. Preparations 1. S-150 S-video Cable STV-150 Stereo Video Cable V L R S INPUT S-VIDEO E VIDEO AUDIO L R Record the scenes you can edit your recordings in record pause mode...
... "Connections for details. 3. Connect the camera to copy, then stop playback on the VCR. Load a blank cassette, and put the VCR in order to 4 until your TV and VCR instruction manuals for Playback on a TV screen" on the screen. 4. Pause the VCR at the end of the original. 57 Repeat steps 1 to remove unwanted scenes - Basic Recording 1. Preparations 1. S-150 S-video Cable STV-150 Stereo Video Cable V L R S INPUT S-VIDEO E VIDEO AUDIO L R Record the scenes you can edit your recordings in record pause mode...
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... wireless controller's REC PAUSE button. ("DV IN" appears in image and sound quality. Then press the a (pause) button to . • When operating either camcorder with virtually no generation loss in the display when you press "play" on the tape, however, is being recorded to start/pause recording. DV terminal/connections E Digital video equipment fitted with this terminal lets you edit, copy and transfer data digitally, with the DV cable connected do not turn the power off. 58 Using...
... wireless controller's REC PAUSE button. ("DV IN" appears in image and sound quality. Then press the a (pause) button to . • When operating either camcorder with virtually no generation loss in the display when you press "play" on the tape, however, is being recorded to start/pause recording. DV terminal/connections E Digital video equipment fitted with this terminal lets you edit, copy and transfer data digitally, with the DV cable connected do not turn the power off. 58 Using...
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... make the display easier to NORMAL when you turn the camera off using the POWER switch.) LCD • Clean the LCD screen using Canon's DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette. Never use a wet-type cleaning cassette, as paint thinner. When the video heads are badly contaminated, the camera may appear to maximum of the screen. 1. a) Adjust the backlight by choosing the BRIGHTNESS option and turning the select dial up to be dirty. Camera body and lens • Use a soft...
... make the display easier to NORMAL when you turn the camera off using the POWER switch.) LCD • Clean the LCD screen using Canon's DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette. Never use a wet-type cleaning cassette, as paint thinner. When the video heads are badly contaminated, the camera may appear to maximum of the screen. 1. a) Adjust the backlight by choosing the BRIGHTNESS option and turning the select dial up to be dirty. Camera body and lens • Use a soft...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... in the display or if normal operation is interrupted, remove and then replace the power source. • If the camera still does not operate properly, press the RESET button (on the camera body behind the LCD panel) using the tip of a ball point pen (or similar): camera functions return to their default setting. • Remove the cable and then reconnect it • The remote sensor is turned off and...
... in the display or if normal operation is interrupted, remove and then replace the power source. • If the camera still does not operate properly, press the RESET button (on the camera body behind the LCD panel) using the tip of a ball point pen (or similar): camera functions return to their default setting. • Remove the cable and then reconnect it • The remote sensor is turned off and...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...) SD system) Output level: Digital component recording Video terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms Audio recording system: PCM digital unbalanced sound: 16 bit (48kHz/2ch), S-video terminal*: 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 12 bit (32kHz/4ch) 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) Image sensor: 1/4" CCD (charge Audio terminal: -11.5dBV, less than 100 lx with the AF turned on maximum wide angle Weight and dimensions are approximate Maximum shutter speed: 1/8,000 sec Errors and omissions excepted...
...) SD system) Output level: Digital component recording Video terminal: 1 Vp-p/75 ohms Audio recording system: PCM digital unbalanced sound: 16 bit (48kHz/2ch), S-video terminal*: 1 Vp-p (Y signal), 12 bit (32kHz/4ch) 0.286 Vp-p (C signal) Image sensor: 1/4" CCD (charge Audio terminal: -11.5dBV, less than 100 lx with the AF turned on maximum wide angle Weight and dimensions are approximate Maximum shutter speed: 1/8,000 sec Errors and omissions excepted...
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P E Pause, Record, 13 Photo Mode, 33 Photo Search, 56 Playback, 19 Playback Connection, 22 Playback pause, 20 Portrait, 38 Power Adapter, 8 Powering your camcoder, 8 Pre-Marked Position, 55 Preparing the Camera, 60 Problems, 68 R Recharging the Battery Pack, 61 Recording, 13 Recording Programs, 36 Record Pause Mode, 13 Record Review, 34 Record Search, 34 Remote Control, 31 Remote Sensor, 31 Rewind, 20 S Sand & Snow, 39 Screen Displays, 78 Scroll, 40 Self-Timer, 46 Sepia, 41 Shoulder Strap, 60 16:9, 43...
P E Pause, Record, 13 Photo Mode, 33 Photo Search, 56 Playback, 19 Playback Connection, 22 Playback pause, 20 Portrait, 38 Power Adapter, 8 Powering your camcoder, 8 Pre-Marked Position, 55 Preparing the Camera, 60 Problems, 68 R Recharging the Battery Pack, 61 Recording, 13 Recording Programs, 36 Record Pause Mode, 13 Record Review, 34 Record Search, 34 Remote Control, 31 Remote Sensor, 31 Rewind, 20 S Sand & Snow, 39 Screen Displays, 78 Scroll, 40 Self-Timer, 46 Sepia, 41 Shoulder Strap, 60 16:9, 43...