ZR Instruction Manual
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...that may cause undesired operation. Digital Video Camcorder, ZR This device complies with class B limits in the literature accompanying the product. 2 REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, ...U.S.A. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may cause harmful interference to persons. These limits are designed to the presence of the FCC Rules. Use of shielded cable is intended to alert the user to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the manual...
...that may cause undesired operation. Digital Video Camcorder, ZR This device complies with class B limits in the literature accompanying the product. 2 REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, ...U.S.A. COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may cause harmful interference to persons. These limits are designed to the presence of the FCC Rules. Use of shielded cable is intended to alert the user to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the manual...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...instructions the word 10. The safety and operating instructions should be read before cleaning. Heed Warnings - Follow Instructions - Cleaning - Unplug this manual. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause picture interference, or permanently damage the camera. 8. Power Cord Protection - Outdoor ...the type of electric or magnetic radiation. If an outside antenna is grounded so as battery power, refer to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR and all its accessories. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. If the plug still fails to fit, contact...
...instructions the word 10. The safety and operating instructions should be read before cleaning. Heed Warnings - Follow Instructions - Cleaning - Unplug this manual. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause picture interference, or permanently damage the camera. 8. Power Cord Protection - Outdoor ...the type of electric or magnetic radiation. If an outside antenna is grounded so as battery power, refer to the Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR and all its accessories. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. If the plug still fails to fit, contact...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... 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 .../Date Search 56 Editing to aid identification in case of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. Model Name ZR Serial No. 5 No others have the same serial number as a permanent record of your purchase to a VCR 57 ...
... 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 .../Date Search 56 Editing to aid identification in case of Purchase Dealer Purchased From Dealer Address Dealer Phone No. Model Name ZR Serial No. 5 No others have the same serial number as a permanent record of your purchase to a VCR 57 ...
ZR Instruction Manual
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Thank you for Your camcorder is supplied with the E purchasing this manual thoroughly - 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 ... WL-D67 Wireless Controller Two AA batteries pleasure for years to thank you for choosing a Canon First, we suggest that capital letters are many sophisticated features which will add to : • Finding your way around the camcorder (p. 75) • Screen displays (p. 78) • Troubleshooting - SS-200 Shoulder Strap DU-100 Docking Unit...
Thank you for Your camcorder is supplied with the E purchasing this manual thoroughly - 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 ... WL-D67 Wireless Controller Two AA batteries pleasure for years to thank you for choosing a Canon First, we suggest that capital letters are many sophisticated features which will add to : • Finding your way around the camcorder (p. 75) • Screen displays (p. 78) • Troubleshooting - SS-200 Shoulder Strap DU-100 Docking Unit...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... (p. 62) in record pause mode for more than about five minutes. Press down fully (the red button) to simply point and shoot without making any manual adjustments (see p. 37). 2. Press the start recording Have you leave it in order to set the POWER switch to OFF and then back to CLOSE...
... (p. 62) in record pause mode for more than about five minutes. Press down fully (the red button) to simply point and shoot without making any manual adjustments (see p. 37). 2. Press the start recording Have you leave it in order to set the POWER switch to OFF and then back to CLOSE...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... these recording programs (p. 36) and also 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 speaker .... Press the start / stop button down fully again to pause recording. 5. Mastering the Basics Notes: • Make sure that your manual settings, such as you like by pressing the start /stop button. 6. This makes it easy to OFF. • Disconnect the power source.
... these recording programs (p. 36) and also 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 speaker .... Press the start / stop button down fully again to pause recording. 5. Mastering the Basics Notes: • Make sure that your manual settings, such as you like by pressing the start /stop button. 6. This makes it easy to OFF. • Disconnect the power source.
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About the LCD Screen E The LCD screen built into this camcorder is unaffected. This is exhausted Self-Timer countdown Photo mode AF/AE mark Only certain displays are shown (see diagram opposite), you must set it ... recording itself is a high precision product. Mastering the Basics • Screen displays are not recorded on the LCD screen. 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...
About the LCD Screen E The LCD screen built into this camcorder is unaffected. This is exhausted Self-Timer countdown Photo mode AF/AE mark Only certain displays are shown (see diagram opposite), you must set it ... recording itself is a high precision product. Mastering the Basics • Screen displays are not recorded on the LCD screen. 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...
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... can connect the camera to a TV or VCR in order to play back your TV or VCR instruction manual for further details. Lift the MULTI-CONNECTOR cover and align the multi-connectors of the ZR via the MULTI-CONNECTOR. Close the cover. • You cannot attach/remove a power source while the Docking... onto the camera and turn the locking button counter-clockwise and pull the docking unit from the base of the camera. Make sure that the ZR is switched off. 2. Connect it to fix it securely onto the base. • To remove, turn the locking button clockwise to the base of the...
... can connect the camera to a TV or VCR in order to play back your TV or VCR instruction manual for further details. Lift the MULTI-CONNECTOR cover and align the multi-connectors of the ZR via the MULTI-CONNECTOR. Close the cover. • You cannot attach/remove a power source while the Docking... onto the camera and turn the locking button counter-clockwise and pull the docking unit from the base of the camera. Make sure that the ZR is switched off. 2. Connect it to fix it securely onto the base. • To remove, turn the locking button clockwise to the base of the...
ZR Instruction Manual
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Press the start/stop button, adjust the focus manually (p. 49) and retry. 3. Set the camera to photo standby mode (slide the POWER switch to [ (Easy Recording) or P , slide the MOVIE/PHOTO switch to PHOTO ... picture to photo mode (the effect name flashes purple in the display for autofocus (p. 69), the camera may not be in the display as the camcorder adjusts the focus and exposure and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camera is unsuitable for a few seconds). • Only take "photos...
Press the start/stop button, adjust the focus manually (p. 49) and retry. 3. Set the camera to photo standby mode (slide the POWER switch to [ (Easy Recording) or P , slide the MOVIE/PHOTO switch to PHOTO ... picture to photo mode (the effect name flashes purple in the display for autofocus (p. 69), the camera may not be in the display as the camcorder adjusts the focus and exposure and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camera is unsuitable for a few seconds). • Only take "photos...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... zoom position is the same as this program outdoors to make subjects stand out from the program menu. Focus manually for still-lifes and close-ups. Using the Full Range of the camera's manual functions - Portrait Use this program may cause fast moving objects to P , and choose AUTO from a softened foreground and...
... zoom position is the same as this program outdoors to make subjects stand out from the program menu. Focus manually for still-lifes and close-ups. Using the Full Range of the camera's manual functions - Portrait Use this program may cause fast moving objects to P , and choose AUTO from a softened foreground and...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... lit from behind. The camera's iris can be necessary if the background is very bright, or if the subject is spotlit. Adjusting Exposure Manually Exposure lock E When you are recording in situations where the lighting may change the position of the POWER switch, or close the lens cover..., press the multi-switch lever towards the lens (to a maximum of the multi-switch. This may be manually set to any position from the lens (to a minimum of the image. Press it manually, making the picture brighter or darker in the current shooting conditions. 47 E.LOCK ±0 E.LOCK ±0...
... lit from behind. The camera's iris can be necessary if the background is very bright, or if the subject is spotlit. Adjusting Exposure Manually Exposure lock E When you are recording in situations where the lighting may change the position of the POWER switch, or close the lens cover..., press the multi-switch lever towards the lens (to a maximum of the multi-switch. This may be manually set to any position from the lens (to a minimum of the image. Press it manually, making the picture brighter or darker in the current shooting conditions. 47 E.LOCK ±0 E.LOCK ±0...
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... 49 It is canceled if you change the position of the POWER switch. in on your subject after turning off autofocus. • The manual focus setting is generally best to turn the multi-switch lever to set the focus (without turning autofocus off autofocus. switch to autofocus. •...in the center of the multi- It also has functions which give you release the lever. switch again when you cannot turn off - Manual focus Use the multi-switch lever to set by FOCUS autofocus. All you can also adjust the focus temporarily without pressing the multi-switch...
... 49 It is canceled if you change the position of the POWER switch. in on your subject after turning off autofocus. • The manual focus setting is generally best to turn the multi-switch lever to set the focus (without turning autofocus off autofocus. switch to autofocus. •...in the center of the multi- It also has functions which give you release the lever. switch again when you cannot turn off - Manual focus Use the multi-switch lever to set by FOCUS autofocus. All you can also adjust the focus temporarily without pressing the multi-switch...
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... normal outdoor shooting, setting to the AUTO setting when you shoot with one dominant color, such as sky, sea or forest. Setting the white balance manually will provide better results. Correct white balance cannot be obtained for two types of lighting at once. • You cannot set the white balance or...
... normal outdoor shooting, setting to the AUTO setting when you shoot with one dominant color, such as sky, sea or forest. Setting the white balance manually will provide better results. Correct white balance cannot be obtained for two types of lighting at once. • You cannot set the white balance or...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... selector to LINE. Editing to a VCR Playback the tape on p. 22. 2. Slide the camera's POWER switch to VCR, and load your TV and VCR instruction manuals for Playback on a TV screen" on the camcorder.
... selector to LINE. Editing to a VCR Playback the tape on p. 22. 2. Slide the camera's POWER switch to VCR, and load your TV and VCR instruction manuals for Playback on a TV screen" on the camcorder.
ZR Instruction Manual
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...: Some subjects are not suitable for date/time. In these situations, you will often get better results using manual focus (see p. 49). Contents of data code display may • Check settings made on manual focus (p. 49). • The finder unit lens needs adjusting E (p. 17). • The lens is about the same distance...
...: Some subjects are not suitable for date/time. In these situations, you will often get better results using manual focus (see p. 49). Contents of data code display may • Check settings made on manual focus (p. 49). • The finder unit lens needs adjusting E (p. 17). • The lens is about the same distance...
ZR Instruction Manual
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... VCR mode Focus (pause) button (Play) button Exposition (Stop) button Multi-switch (P. 19, 51, 53) Multi-switch lever (P. 19, 51, 53) Camera mode • Manual exposure adjustment • Manual focus VCR mode • Fast forward playback • Rewind playback c (record review) button (P. 35) Select dial (P. 29) MENU button (P. 29) MULTI-CONNECTOR (P. 22...
... VCR mode Focus (pause) button (Play) button Exposition (Stop) button Multi-switch (P. 19, 51, 53) Multi-switch lever (P. 19, 51, 53) Camera mode • Manual exposure adjustment • Manual focus VCR mode • Fast forward playback • Rewind playback c (record review) button (P. 35) Select dial (P. 29) MENU button (P. 29) MULTI-CONNECTOR (P. 22...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...and appears steadily when it is selected (p. 49). OUTDOOR (p. 50). 16:9 effect (p. 43). 16:9 Digital effects. Recording programs (p. 36). Manual exposure display (p. 47): Exposure locked AUTO SPORTS PORTRAIT SPOTLIGHT SAND&SNOW LOW LIGHT E.LOCK ±0 Brighter than standard exposure level E.LOCK +5 Darker... than standard exposure level E.LOCK -5 Shutter speed (p. 48) 1/100 Manual focus is turned on (p. 40). WSOFF Zero set memory (p. 55) Audio output (p. 63) MIX ZERO SET Mix select has not been ...
...and appears steadily when it is selected (p. 49). OUTDOOR (p. 50). 16:9 effect (p. 43). 16:9 Digital effects. Recording programs (p. 36). Manual exposure display (p. 47): Exposure locked AUTO SPORTS PORTRAIT SPOTLIGHT SAND&SNOW LOW LIGHT E.LOCK ±0 Brighter than standard exposure level E.LOCK +5 Darker... than standard exposure level E.LOCK -5 Shutter speed (p. 48) 1/100 Manual focus is turned on (p. 40). WSOFF Zero set memory (p. 55) Audio output (p. 63) MIX ZERO SET Mix select has not been ...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...Tape format: Videocassettes bearing 32-104 °F (0-40 °C) the Mini mark. Specifications ZR E Power Supply (rated): 7.2 V DC Recommended illumination: Power Consumption (while recording More...× 71 mm) Focusing system: TTL autofocus, Weight: 2 1/8 oz (60 g) manual focusing possible Minimum focusing distance: 3/8 inch (1 cm) on maximum wide angle Weight and ...90 minutes (with a 60 min. Minimum illumination: 4.0 lx (using the Low Light program) Canon is a trademark of Canon Inc. * Using the DU-100 Docking Unit (supplied). Dimensions: 4 /11 16 ×...
...Tape format: Videocassettes bearing 32-104 °F (0-40 °C) the Mini mark. Specifications ZR E Power Supply (rated): 7.2 V DC Recommended illumination: Power Consumption (while recording More...× 71 mm) Focusing system: TTL autofocus, Weight: 2 1/8 oz (60 g) manual focusing possible Minimum focusing distance: 3/8 inch (1 cm) on maximum wide angle Weight and ...90 minutes (with a 60 min. Minimum illumination: 4.0 lx (using the Low Light program) Canon is a trademark of Canon Inc. * Using the DU-100 Docking Unit (supplied). Dimensions: 4 /11 16 ×...
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..., 44 Fade Trigger, 17 Audio/Video Terminals, 22 Fast Forward, 20 Auto, 38 Feedback, 20 Autofocus, 49 Finder Unit, 17 Finding Your Way Around the ZR, 75 B Focusing, 49 Backup Battery, 62 Basic Recording, 13 H Battery Pack, 9 Head Cleaning, 65 Black and White, 40 Headphones, 44 C Cables, 6, 22 ...22 Displaying Data Code, 52 DC Coupler, 8 Digital Effects, 40 Digital Video, 7 Digital Zoom, 16 DV terminal, 58 I Image Stabilizer, 30 Introducing the ZR, 7 L LANC, 59 LCD Cover, 60 LCD Screen, 17 Loading Cassettes, 11 Low Light, 39 LP Modes, 15 M Maintenance, 64 Making Better Videos, 26...
..., 44 Fade Trigger, 17 Audio/Video Terminals, 22 Fast Forward, 20 Auto, 38 Feedback, 20 Autofocus, 49 Finder Unit, 17 Finding Your Way Around the ZR, 75 B Focusing, 49 Backup Battery, 62 Basic Recording, 13 H Battery Pack, 9 Head Cleaning, 65 Black and White, 40 Headphones, 44 C Cables, 6, 22 ...22 Displaying Data Code, 52 DC Coupler, 8 Digital Effects, 40 Digital Video, 7 Digital Zoom, 16 DV terminal, 58 I Image Stabilizer, 30 Introducing the ZR, 7 L LANC, 59 LCD Cover, 60 LCD Screen, 17 Loading Cassettes, 11 Low Light, 39 LP Modes, 15 M Maintenance, 64 Making Better Videos, 26...
ZR Instruction Manual
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...instructions, maintenance and environmental instructions prescribed in CUSA's instruction manual, or service performed by other than a CUSA Center or Service Facility. (b) Use of Canon DV Camcorders in the case of any DV Camcorder has had its original container, is given by this...Friday, excluding holidays). The sole warranty with respect to time generally establish. One Canon Plaza Lake Success, New York 11042 Additional Information 85 CANON® ZR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER LIMITED WARRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is warranted against defective material or ...
...instructions, maintenance and environmental instructions prescribed in CUSA's instruction manual, or service performed by other than a CUSA Center or Service Facility. (b) Use of Canon DV Camcorders in the case of any DV Camcorder has had its original container, is given by this...Friday, excluding holidays). The sole warranty with respect to time generally establish. One Canon Plaza Lake Success, New York 11042 Additional Information 85 CANON® ZR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER LIMITED WARRANTY The limited warranty set forth below is warranted against defective material or ...