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...or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 10 Only use the camera close to TV transmitters, portable communication devices or other power sources such as battery power, refer to instructions in the operating...replacement of power supply to overturn. 22 Power Sources - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ...
...or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 10 Only use the camera close to TV transmitters, portable communication devices or other power sources such as battery power, refer to instructions in the operating...replacement of power supply to overturn. 22 Power Sources - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ...
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... need to worry about any settings and can also use the zoom lever, Quick Start ( 35) and Video Snapshot ( 45). To set the camcorder to flexible recording mode, turn the camera mode dial to for movies or for a summary of the operating modes. See the following table for photos.... Recording: Dual Shot and Flexible Recording The camcorder offers two basic modes for recording video or photos: Dual Shot ( mode) for...
... need to worry about any settings and can also use the zoom lever, Quick Start ( 35) and Video Snapshot ( 45). To set the camcorder to flexible recording mode, turn the camera mode dial to for movies or for a summary of the operating modes. See the following table for photos.... Recording: Dual Shot and Flexible Recording The camcorder offers two basic modes for recording video or photos: Dual Shot ( mode) for...
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Video This chapter covers functions related to pause the recording. press Start/Stop again to shooting movies, including recording, playback, and memory operations. WHEN YOU HAVE ... 5 minutes ( 85). In such cases, change the operating mode. Basic Recording • You can select the memory to be difficult to the memory. - Shooting Video ( 24) 1 Set the camera mode dial to turn off the camcorder. 3 Close the LCD panel. Press to or . 2 Turn on the camcorder. / You can also press START...
Video This chapter covers functions related to pause the recording. press Start/Stop again to shooting movies, including recording, playback, and memory operations. WHEN YOU HAVE ... 5 minutes ( 85). In such cases, change the operating mode. Basic Recording • You can select the memory to be difficult to the memory. - Shooting Video ( 24) 1 Set the camera mode dial to turn off the camcorder. 3 Close the LCD panel. Press to or . 2 Turn on the camcorder. / You can also press START...
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...slowest). NOTES • Keep at full wideangle. • When [IMG STAB] is set to obtain a larger zoom range without any deterioration in the [CAMERA SETUP] menu ( 81). Advanced: In addition to the optical zoom range, the camcorder processes the image digitally to [ DYNAMIC]. In mode, advanced zoom... limited to digital zoom (light blue area on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.). • While advanced zoom is available. Video available; Move it toward W to [ OFF]. In either case, the optical zoom will be faster in mode, only the optical zoom is in ....
...slowest). NOTES • Keep at full wideangle. • When [IMG STAB] is set to obtain a larger zoom range without any deterioration in the [CAMERA SETUP] menu ( 81). Advanced: In addition to the optical zoom range, the camcorder processes the image digitally to [ DYNAMIC]. In mode, advanced zoom... limited to digital zoom (light blue area on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.). • While advanced zoom is available. Video available; Move it toward W to [ OFF]. In either case, the optical zoom will be faster in mode, only the optical zoom is in ....
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... , pressing will start from the scene selected and continue until the volume bars disappear. to the index screen. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK 1 Set the camera mode dial to the scene you recorded on or flashing. Do not disconnect the power source or turn on the camcorder in permanent data loss... to or . 2 Press . • Even if the camcorder is on the memory card with another device the movies you want to play back the 36 Video Basic Playback Playing Back the Video ( 24) 4 Press / or playback. In such case, play back.
... , pressing will start from the scene selected and continue until the volume bars disappear. to the index screen. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK 1 Set the camera mode dial to the scene you recorded on or flashing. Do not disconnect the power source or turn on the camcorder in permanent data loss... to or . 2 Press . • Even if the camcorder is on the memory card with another device the movies you want to play back the 36 Video Basic Playback Playing Back the Video ( 24) 4 Press / or playback. In such case, play back.
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... ] and press . • appears on the screen. • Press again to turn the mini video light off. When the camcorder has finished recording, the screen will momentarily turn black as if a camera shutter had released. • Video Snapshot scenes are indicated in dark places. You can give your movies. Mini... Video Light You can turn on the mini video light to shoot video or take photos in the index screen with music ...
... ] and press . • appears on the screen. • Press again to turn the mini video light off. When the camcorder has finished recording, the screen will momentarily turn black as if a camera shutter had released. • Video Snapshot scenes are indicated in dark places. You can give your movies. Mini... Video Light You can turn on the mini video light to shoot video or take photos in the index screen with music ...
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...At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). Video Self Timer - appears. The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown. The camcorder will be canceled when any of the following ...FIREWORKS]. Setting the camcorder to activate the autofocus and then fully. mode: Press PHOTO , first halfway to standby mode ( 24) FUNC. [ MENU] [ CAMERA SETUP] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] FUNC. NOTES • When the LCD panel is rotated toward the lens, we recommend pushing the joystick ( ) ...
...At times, backlit subjects may appear too dark (underexposed) or subjects under very strong lights may appear too bright or glaring (overexposed). Video Self Timer - appears. The camcorder starts recording after a 10-second countdown. The camcorder will be canceled when any of the following ...FIREWORKS]. Setting the camcorder to activate the autofocus and then fully. mode: Press PHOTO , first halfway to standby mode ( 24) FUNC. [ MENU] [ CAMERA SETUP] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] FUNC. NOTES • When the LCD panel is rotated toward the lens, we recommend pushing the joystick ( ) ...
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... and Data Code With every scene or photo recorded, the camcorder keeps a data code that includes the date, time and information about the camera setup at the time of recording. During movie playback you can also turn the on-screen displays on/off in the following sequence: , ... select what to display with a fade in. TO ACTIVATE AN EFFECT mode: Activate the selected effect while recording or in the form of information icons. Video Applying 1 Push the joystick ( ) to display the joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [D.EFFECT ] and press . • The icon of the selected effect turns green...
... and Data Code With every scene or photo recorded, the camcorder keeps a data code that includes the date, time and information about the camera setup at the time of recording. During movie playback you can also turn the on-screen displays on/off in the following sequence: , ... select what to display with a fade in. TO ACTIVATE AN EFFECT mode: Activate the selected effect while recording or in the form of information icons. Video Applying 1 Push the joystick ( ) to display the joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [D.EFFECT ] and press . • The icon of the selected effect turns green...
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... available from the original movies index screen. 2 Option available from the original movies index screen and Video Snapshot index screen. 3 Option available from the playlist index screen and Video Snapshot playlist index screen. 4 Option available from the original movies index screen. z- - -z- *..., and is set to [ PROGRAM AE]. [IMG STAB]: The image stabilizer compensates for shooting natural-looking scenes. Setup Menus Camera Setup (Zoom Type, Image Stabilizer, etc.) CAMERA SETUP Menu item [SELF TIMER] [D.ZOOM] [ZOOM SPEED] [IMG STAB] [WIDESCREEN] [FOCUS PRI.] [A.SL SHUTTER]* [WIND...
... available from the original movies index screen. 2 Option available from the original movies index screen and Video Snapshot index screen. 3 Option available from the playlist index screen and Video Snapshot playlist index screen. 4 Option available from the original movies index screen. z- - -z- *..., and is set to [ PROGRAM AE]. [IMG STAB]: The image stabilizer compensates for shooting natural-looking scenes. Setup Menus Camera Setup (Zoom Type, Image Stabilizer, etc.) CAMERA SETUP Menu item [SELF TIMER] [D.ZOOM] [ZOOM SPEED] [IMG STAB] [WIDESCREEN] [FOCUS PRI.] [A.SL SHUTTER]* [WIND...
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...] [DATA CODE] [MARKERS] [ ON], [ OFF] zzzz - [ ON], [ OFF] z- - - - [ ON], [ OFF] zz - - - [ DATE], [ TIME], - -z- - [ DATE & TIME], [ CAMERA DATA] [ OFF], [ LEVEL(WHT)], zz - - - [ LEVEL(GRY)], [ GRID(WHT)], [ GRID(GRY)] 83 z z - - 30 z z - - 30 z z z* z 31 * Option available from the original movies index... screen and Video Snapshot index screen. [MEMORY INFO]/[CARD INFO]: Displays a screen where you can verify how much of the built-in memory ( / only) or the memory card ...
...] [DATA CODE] [MARKERS] [ ON], [ OFF] zzzz - [ ON], [ OFF] z- - - - [ ON], [ OFF] zz - - - [ DATE], [ TIME], - -z- - [ DATE & TIME], [ CAMERA DATA] [ OFF], [ LEVEL(WHT)], zz - - - [ LEVEL(GRY)], [ GRID(WHT)], [ GRID(GRY)] 83 z z - - 30 z z - - 30 z z z* z 31 * Option available from the original movies index... screen and Video Snapshot index screen. [MEMORY INFO]/[CARD INFO]: Displays a screen where you can verify how much of the built-in memory ( / only) or the memory card ...
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... level indicator on a TV. • When the LCD screen dimmer is ideal when using the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable. [DATA CODE]: Displays the date and/or time when the scene was recorded. [ CAMERA DATA]: Displays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter speed used when recording. [MARKERS]: You can check the audio recording...
... level indicator on a TV. • When the LCD screen dimmer is ideal when using the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable. [DATA CODE]: Displays the date and/or time when the scene was recorded. [ CAMERA DATA]: Displays the aperture (f-stop) and shutter speed used when recording. [MARKERS]: You can check the audio recording...
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... SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) Built-in flash memory, 16 GB; Additional Information Specifications FS31/FS30/FS300 System Recording System Television System Recording Media Maximum Recording Time (approximate figures) Image Sensor LCD Screen Microphone Lens Lens ...Configuration AF System Minimum Focusing Distance White Balance Movies: Photos: SD-Video Video compression: MPEG-2 Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3) DCF (Design rule for camera file system), compatible with Exif1 Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF Photo compression: JPEG (Super ...
... SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory card (not included) Built-in flash memory, 16 GB; Additional Information Specifications FS31/FS30/FS300 System Recording System Television System Recording Media Maximum Recording Time (approximate figures) Image Sensor LCD Screen Microphone Lens Lens ...Configuration AF System Minimum Focusing Distance White Balance Movies: Photos: SD-Video Video compression: MPEG-2 Audio compression: Dolby Digital 2ch (AC-3) DCF (Design rule for camera file system), compatible with Exif1 Ver. 2.2 and with DPOF Photo compression: JPEG (Super ...
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...particular attention to TV transmitters, portable communication devices or other sources of time. 12 Refer all instructions. 5 Do not use the camera close to plugs and the point from the apparatus. 10 Only use accessories not recommended in this manual. 18 Accessories - A ... Do not defeat the safety purpose of electric shock - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ...
...particular attention to TV transmitters, portable communication devices or other sources of time. 12 Refer all instructions. 5 Do not use the camera close to plugs and the point from the apparatus. 10 Only use accessories not recommended in this manual. 18 Accessories - A ... Do not defeat the safety purpose of electric shock - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In these safety instructions the word "product" refers to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its accessories. 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ...
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...and flexible recording mode, which lets Turn the camera mode dial to to set the camcorder to flexible recording mode, turn the camera mode dial to your preference. To set the camcorder to worry about any settings and can shoot video using just Start/Stop or take photos using ...just PHOTO . You can also use the zoom lever, Quick Start ( 35) and Video Snapshot ( 45). Operating Modes The camcorder's operating mode is not available. See the following table for a summary of the camera mode dial. You can access the menus and change the camcorder's settings to ) 32...
...and flexible recording mode, which lets Turn the camera mode dial to to set the camcorder to flexible recording mode, turn the camera mode dial to your preference. To set the camcorder to worry about any settings and can shoot video using just Start/Stop or take photos using ...just PHOTO . You can also use the zoom lever, Quick Start ( 35) and Video Snapshot ( 45). Operating Modes The camcorder's operating mode is not available. See the following table for a summary of the camera mode dial. You can access the menus and change the camcorder's settings to ) 32...
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... to do so may be difficult to begin recording. • Recording starts; Do not open the memory card slot cover. - Video This chapter covers functions related to pause the recording. press Start/Stop again to shooting movies, including recording, playback, and memory operations...such cases, change the operating mode. Basic Recording • You can select the memory to be a nuisance to the memory. - Shooting Video ( 24) 1 Set the camera mode dial to turn off the camcorder. - NOTES • About the Power Save mode: To save power when the camcorder is on ...
... to do so may be difficult to begin recording. • Recording starts; Do not open the memory card slot cover. - Video This chapter covers functions related to pause the recording. press Start/Stop again to shooting movies, including recording, playback, and memory operations...such cases, change the operating mode. Basic Recording • You can select the memory to be a nuisance to the memory. - Shooting Video ( 24) 1 Set the camera mode dial to turn off the camcorder. - NOTES • About the Power Save mode: To save power when the camcorder is on ...
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... switch to zoom out (wide-angle). When this option is set [ZOOM SPEED] ( 81) to obtain a larger zoom range without any deterioration in the [CAMERA SETUP] menu ( 81). in mode, only the optical zoom is the [D.ZOOM] setting in image quality. Using the Zoom ( 24) W Zoom out T... Zoom in record pause mode than when actually recording. About the Zoom Types Optical: The zoom range is set to [ VARIABLE]: - Video available; NOTES • Keep at full wideangle. • When [IMG STAB] is set to [ DYNAMIC], the maximum zoom range is 1800x. • When ...
... switch to zoom out (wide-angle). When this option is set [ZOOM SPEED] ( 81) to obtain a larger zoom range without any deterioration in the [CAMERA SETUP] menu ( 81). in mode, only the optical zoom is the [D.ZOOM] setting in image quality. Using the Zoom ( 24) W Zoom out T... Zoom in record pause mode than when actually recording. About the Zoom Types Optical: The zoom range is set to [ VARIABLE]: - Video available; NOTES • Keep at full wideangle. • When [IMG STAB] is set to [ DYNAMIC], the maximum zoom range is 1800x. • When ...
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... Playing Back the Video ( 24) 4 Press / or playback. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK 1 Set the camera mode dial to or . 2 Press . • Even if the camcorder is on the camcorder in permanent data loss. - Push the joystick ( ) to return to the ...
... Playing Back the Video ( 24) 4 Press / or playback. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME DURING PLAYBACK 1 Set the camera mode dial to or . 2 Press . • Even if the camcorder is on the camcorder in permanent data loss. - Push the joystick ( ) to return to the ...
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... new level of enjoyment to your scenes an entirely new feel. scenes you can also add to the playlist ( 53) just the ( 24) 1 Press VIDEO SNAP . • The button's light illuminates. • A blue border appears on the screen. • Press again to black and roughly indicates how...about 4 seconds and then automatically switches to record pause mode. • The blue border changes to turn black as if a camera shutter had released. • Video Snapshot scenes are indicated in dark places. You can give your movies. When the camcorder has finished recording, the screen will ...
... new level of enjoyment to your scenes an entirely new feel. scenes you can also add to the playlist ( 53) just the ( 24) 1 Press VIDEO SNAP . • The button's light illuminates. • A blue border appears on the screen. • Press again to black and roughly indicates how...about 4 seconds and then automatically switches to record pause mode. • The blue border changes to turn black as if a camera shutter had released. • Video Snapshot scenes are indicated in dark places. You can give your movies. When the camcorder has finished recording, the screen will ...
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...joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [BLC ] and press . • appears on the screen. • Press again to standby mode ( 24) FUNC. [ MENU] [ CAMERA SETUP] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] FUNC. mode: In record pause mode, press Start/Stop . NOTES • When the LCD panel is rotated toward the lens, we...exposure or use the automatic backlight correction. ( 24) POINTS TO CHECK Select a recording program other than [ FIREWORKS]. Turning off the camcorder - Video Self Timer - Pressing Start/Stop (when recording movies) or PHOTO (when taking photos) once the countdown has begun - appears. Setting the ...
...joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [BLC ] and press . • appears on the screen. • Press again to standby mode ( 24) FUNC. [ MENU] [ CAMERA SETUP] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] FUNC. mode: In record pause mode, press Start/Stop . NOTES • When the LCD panel is rotated toward the lens, we...exposure or use the automatic backlight correction. ( 24) POINTS TO CHECK Select a recording program other than [ FIREWORKS]. Turning off the camcorder - Video Self Timer - Pressing Start/Stop (when recording movies) or PHOTO (when taking photos) once the countdown has begun - appears. Setting the ...
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...Displays and Data Code With every scene or photo recorded, the camcorder keeps a data code that includes the date, time and information about the camera setup at the time of recording. NOTES • When you turn most on-screen displays on • Most displays off* 52 TO ... Activate the selected fader in record pause mode ( ), then press Start/Stop to start recording with the [DATA CODE] setting ( 84). to turn white again). Video Applying 1 Push the joystick ( ) to display the joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [D.EFFECT ] and press . • The icon of the selected effect turns green....
...Displays and Data Code With every scene or photo recorded, the camcorder keeps a data code that includes the date, time and information about the camera setup at the time of recording. NOTES • When you turn most on-screen displays on • Most displays off* 52 TO ... Activate the selected fader in record pause mode ( ), then press Start/Stop to start recording with the [DATA CODE] setting ( 84). to turn white again). Video Applying 1 Push the joystick ( ) to display the joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [D.EFFECT ] and press . • The icon of the selected effect turns green....