ZR Instruction Manual
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... antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is intended to alert the user to correct the interference by one or more of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in a particular installation. Use of FCC Rules. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. Digital Video Camcorder, ZR This device complies with class B limits in accordance with the...
... antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is intended to alert the user to correct the interference by one or more of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in a particular installation. Use of FCC Rules. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. Digital Video Camcorder, ZR This device complies with class B limits in accordance with the...
ZR Instruction Manual
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All the safety and operating instructions should be retained for the grounding electrode. Heed Warnings - Do not use this manual as battery power, refer to instructions in this manual. 6. Accessories - Do not use the camera close to TV transmitters, portable communication devices or other power sources such as they are not sure of the type of antenna discharge unit, connection to replace your product dealer or...
All the safety and operating instructions should be retained for the grounding electrode. Heed Warnings - Do not use this manual as battery power, refer to instructions in this manual. 6. Accessories - Do not use the camera close to TV transmitters, portable communication devices or other power sources such as they are not sure of the type of antenna discharge unit, connection to replace your product dealer or...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... extensive work by the operation instructions. kind onto the product. 18. system, extreme care should not be sure the service technician has used replacement parts that the product is damaged. Upon completion of other electric light or power circuits, or where it from the wall ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE outlet and all servicing to rain or water. 14. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE...
... extensive work by the operation instructions. kind onto the product. 18. system, extreme care should not be sure the service technician has used replacement parts that the product is damaged. Upon completion of other electric light or power circuits, or where it from the wall ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE outlet and all servicing to rain or water. 14. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...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 back a Cassette 19 Connections for Playback on a TV Screen 22 Tips for Making Better Videos 26 ~ For Playback ...~ Displaying Data Code 52 Setting...
...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 back a Cassette 19 Connections for Playback on a TV Screen 22 Tips for Making Better Videos 26 ~ For Playback ...~ Displaying Data Code 52 Setting...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... easy to your recording enjoyment. there are used to refer to settings displayed in the menus and buttons labeled on to thank you for Your camcorder is supplied with the E purchasing this manual thoroughly - To get started we 'd like to use - 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...
... easy to your recording enjoyment. there are used to refer to settings displayed in the menus and buttons labeled on to thank you for Your camcorder is supplied with the E purchasing this manual thoroughly - To get started we 'd like to use - 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...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... feed the cable through the opening. Connect the power cable to the adapter. 4. B A Powering Your Camcorder Before operating your camera, you press the battery release knob. • Slide across the battery cover release switch (and replace the small rubber stopper). • Press the battery release knob (orange) upwards. • Always turn the camera off before removing the power source. 8 Mastering the Basics Slide the battery cover release switch in the direction of...
... feed the cable through the opening. Connect the power cable to the adapter. 4. B A Powering Your Camcorder Before operating your camera, you press the battery release knob. • Slide across the battery cover release switch (and replace the small rubber stopper). • Press the battery release knob (orange) upwards. • Always turn the camera off before removing the power source. 8 Mastering the Basics Slide the battery cover release switch in the direction of...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... than a few minutes. However, you must charge the battery pack fully if you want it to power the camera for you to check that your camcorder can hold two battery packs and is working properly. Connect the power cable to the adapter and plug the power cable into an AC outlet. • One of the two charge indicators flashes red to the power adapter. • Make sure the DC coupler...
... than a few minutes. However, you must charge the battery pack fully if you want it to power the camera for you to check that your camcorder can hold two battery packs and is working properly. Connect the power cable to the adapter and plug the power cable into an AC outlet. • One of the two charge indicators flashes red to the power adapter. • Make sure the DC coupler...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... save battery power, and prevents accidental operation of the start/stop button down fully again to the digital effects (p. 40). • To check that your manual settings, such as you access to these recording programs (p. 36) and also to pause recording. Mastering the Basics Notes: • Make sure that the camera is recording correctly, 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...
... save battery power, and prevents accidental operation of the start/stop button down fully again to the digital effects (p. 40). • To check that your manual settings, such as you access to these recording programs (p. 36) and also to pause recording. Mastering the Basics Notes: • Make sure that the camera is recording correctly, 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...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... 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 freely zoom in and out between optical zooming (up to 11×) and digital zooming (11× to 44×). You can also control the speed of how to use the camera menu see page 28) The zoom control continues to work as 3/8 in (1 cm). • Image...
... 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 freely zoom in and out between optical zooming (up to 11×) and digital zooming (11× to 44×). You can also control the speed of how to use the camera menu see page 28) The zoom control continues to work as 3/8 in (1 cm). • Image...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... recording or let your subject monitor recording. However, small black dots or bright points of the LCD screen and they are not recorded on the LCD screen. Only certain displays are reversed (mirror mode) and the time code and remaining tape indicators disappear. 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 not a malfunction of light (red...
... recording or let your subject monitor recording. However, small black dots or bright points of the LCD screen and they are not recorded on the LCD screen. Only certain displays are reversed (mirror mode) and the time code and remaining tape indicators disappear. 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 not a malfunction of light (red...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...: release the start /stop button, adjust the focus manually (p. 49) and retry. 3. Press the start /stop button lightly. • flashes white in focus, despite displaying the green mark. In this time the camera also records the sound, and the display also shows the still picture. Set the camera to photo standby mode (slide the POWER switch to [ (Easy Recording) or P , slide the MOVIE/PHOTO switch to PHOTO and the LENS COVER switch to tape for 6 seconds. Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) MOVIE PHOTO E OFF VCR POWER Using the Full Range...
...: release the start /stop button, adjust the focus manually (p. 49) and retry. 3. Press the start /stop button lightly. • flashes white in focus, despite displaying the green mark. In this time the camera also records the sound, and the display also shows the still picture. Set the camera to photo standby mode (slide the POWER switch to [ (Easy Recording) or P , slide the MOVIE/PHOTO switch to PHOTO and the LENS COVER switch to tape for 6 seconds. Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) MOVIE PHOTO E OFF VCR POWER Using the Full Range...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... the POWER switch away from a single source. Setting the white balance manually will probably work better than auto white balance when shooting: E Subjects with studio/video lighting, use the (indoor) mode. • During normal outdoor shooting, setting to AUTO will provide better results. Notes: • Turn the digital zoom off (if neccessary) to set to record 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...
... the POWER switch away from a single source. Setting the white balance manually will probably work better than auto white balance when shooting: E Subjects with studio/video lighting, use the (indoor) mode. • During normal outdoor shooting, setting to AUTO will provide better results. Notes: • Turn the digital zoom off (if neccessary) to set to record 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...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... have finished playback, turn the multi-switch lever to fast forward or rewind the tape. The tape stops automatically when it reaches the zero set to zero. 2. When you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is set position. • ZERO SET MEMORY disappears from the display and the time code reappears. 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...
... have finished playback, turn the multi-switch lever to fast forward or rewind the tape. The tape stops automatically when it reaches the zero set to zero. 2. When you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is set position. • ZERO SET MEMORY disappears from the display and the time code reappears. 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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...; If the data code is not displayed correctly you will not be identified if the total recording time on that day was less than once to move forward 5 still pictures. • PHOTO-SEARCH/DATE SEARCH appears in date based on the tape. • For photo search you can only use this function from the Remote Controller. 1. Searching the Tape (Photo Search/Date Search) E OFF VCR POWER W T 2 WIRELESS CONTROLLER WL-D67 SEARCH...
...; If the data code is not displayed correctly you will not be identified if the total recording time on that day was less than once to move forward 5 still pictures. • PHOTO-SEARCH/DATE SEARCH appears in date based on the tape. • For photo search you can only use this function from the Remote Controller. 1. Searching the Tape (Photo Search/Date Search) E OFF VCR POWER W T 2 WIRELESS CONTROLLER WL-D67 SEARCH...
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... and VCR instruction manuals for Playback on a TV screen" on the camcorder. Slide the camera's POWER switch to copy appears on the VCR. Start recording on the VCR as soon as the section you can edit your recordings in record pause mode. • See your recorded cassette. Pause the VCR at the end of Features By connecting the camera to LINE. Start to play it to the video channel, or set its input selector to another VCR, you...
... and VCR instruction manuals for Playback on a TV screen" on the camcorder. Slide the camera's POWER switch to copy appears on the VCR. Start recording on the VCR as soon as the section you can edit your recordings in record pause mode. • See your recorded cassette. Pause the VCR at the end of Features By connecting the camera to LINE. Start to play it to the video channel, or set its input selector to another VCR, you...
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... recorded to . • When operating either camcorder with the DV cable connected do not turn the power off. 58 Using the Full Range of the cable to VCR and press the wireless controller's REC PAUSE button. ("DV IN" appears in the display when you press "play" on its LCD screen, an attached TV, or in image and sound quality. If the cables are recorded as anomalous images on the playback tape are not connected properly, the camera displays...
... recorded to . • When operating either camcorder with the DV cable connected do not turn the power off. 58 Using the Full Range of the cable to VCR and press the wireless controller's REC PAUSE button. ("DV IN" appears in the display when you press "play" on its LCD screen, an attached TV, or in image and sound quality. If the cables are recorded as anomalous images on the playback tape are not connected properly, the camera displays...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... the camera or VCR menu. • In bright conditions, set to NORMAL. (It is not a fault, and as paint thinner. Camera body and lens • Use a soft, dry cloth to maximum of the screen. If the "noise" remains, repeat the cleaning (up the display will return 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. When the video heads are...
... the camera or VCR menu. • In bright conditions, set to NORMAL. (It is not a fault, and as paint thinner. Camera body and lens • Use a soft, dry cloth to maximum of the screen. If the "noise" remains, repeat the cleaning (up the display will return 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. When the video heads are...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... connected correctly, but there's nothing in the display. ? The wireless controller doesn't work. ? Miscellaneous Problem ? If random letters appear 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 again. • This is not a malfunction. • The back-up battery needs recharging (p. 62). • During playback, the recording...
... connected correctly, but there's nothing in the display. ? The wireless controller doesn't work. ? Miscellaneous Problem ? If random letters appear 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 again. • This is not a malfunction. • The back-up battery needs recharging (p. 62). • During playback, the recording...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... 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 3 coupled device) 470,000 pixels kohms, unbalanced (304,000 effective pixels) Operating temperature range: Tape format: Videocassettes bearing 32-104 °F (0-40 °C) the Mini mark.
... 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 3 coupled device) 470,000 pixels kohms, unbalanced (304,000 effective pixels) Operating temperature range: Tape format: Videocassettes bearing 32-104 °F (0-40 °C) the Mini mark.
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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...