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PUB.DIE-274 PA L Digital Vi deo Camcorde r Instruction Manual English Introduction Prerparations Basic Functions Advanced Functions External Connections Additional Information Mini Digital Video Cassette ...
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2 Introduction Cleaning t he Video Heads Digital video camcorders record video signals on the tape in very thin lines (as t hin as 1/8 of the width of a hair). The following sy mptoms may appear if the video heads become dirty e ven a little. • Mosaic or other blocky video artifacts (Fig. 1) or banding (Fig. 2) appear on the picture during playba ...
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Introduction 3 Impor tant Usage Instr uctions W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR EL ECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOS E THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC ...
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4 Introduction About this Manual .............. ................... ................... .............. ................... ...... 6 Getti ng to Kno w the Camco rder Supplied Acces sories............................................... ............................... ........ 8 Components Guide . .............................. ....................... ...
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5 Introduction Image Effects ............................. ................................................................... .35 Audio Recording and Playback Audio Re cordi ng Mode ...... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... .... 35 Audio Playback Modes . ........................................... ...
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6 Thank you for purchasing the Canon MD120/MD1 1 1/ MD1 10/MD 101. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and ret ain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly , refer to the T roubleshooting table ( 47). Conv entio ns Use d in th e Manu al IMPORT ANT : P recautions related t o the camcorde ...
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7 Introduction The functi ons assi gned to the joy stick chang e accordin g to the operat ion mode. Y ou can display the joys tick guide t o remind you of th e joystick’ s fu nctions in eac h operati ng mode. Abou t the O pe rating Mod es The camcorde r’s operating mode is determined by th e position of the switch. In the manual, indicat es th ...
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8 Gett in g to Kn ow the C amc or der Getting to Know th e Camcorder Supplied A ccess ories CA-590E Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-2L5 Battery Pack Lithium Button Battery CR1616 STV -250N S tereo Video Cable ...
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9 Gett ing to Know th e Camcor der Introduction Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “ button ” frame (for example ). Compo nents Guide Left side vi ew Fron t vi ew Rig ht Si de Vie w Lens cover switch ( 21) ( open, closed) CHARGE indicator ( 13) S peaker A V te rmin al ( 40) MIC (m icropho ne) te rminal ...
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Gett in g to Kn ow the C amc or der 10 Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a “ button ” frame (for example ). Back v iew T o p v iew Bottom view Viewfinde r ( 16) Dioptric adjustmen t lever ( 16) BA TT . (b attery relea se) switch ( 13) LCD screen ( 16) Backup battery compartmen t ( 14) S tart/stop b utton ...
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11 Gett ing to Know th e Camcor der Introduction Scr ee n D isp lays Re co r di n g Zoom ( 22 ), Exposu re ( 3 2) Record ing progr am ( 30) White ba lanc e ( 34) Image effect ( 35) Digital effects ( 38) Conde nsation warn ing ( 54) Shut ter s peed ( 31) Self time r ( 37) Exposur e adjustmen t ( 32) Manual focus ( 33) Image stabilizer ( 26) Pl ayba ...
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Gett in g to Kn ow the C amc or der 12 T ape op eratio n Record, Record pause, S top , Eject, Fast forwar d, Rewind, Playback, Play back pause, Fast forward pl ayback , Rewind pla yback Rem a i n i ng ta p e Indica tes the rema ining time of th e tape in minutes. “ ” moves during recordin g. When the t ape rea ches its end, the dis play change ...
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Gettin g Starte d Preparations 13 Preparati ons Getting S tarted Char gi ng the Batter y Pack The camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using the com pact power adapter . Charge the battery pack before use. 1 T urn off the camcorder . 2 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder . • Press the battery pack lightly and slide it dow ...
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Gettin g Starte d 14 5 Connect the co mpact power adapter to the camcorder ’s DC I N terminal. • The CHARGE i ndicator starts flashing. The indicator will st ay on when the ch arging is completed. • Y ou can also use the compact power adapter without attaching a battery pac k. • When the compact power adapter is connected, even if a battery ...
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Gettin g Starte d Preparations 15 1 If a battery pack is att ached, remove it first. 2 Open the backup battery cover . 3 Insert the backup battery with the + side facing out. 4 Close the cover . NOTES The ba ckup bat tery ha s a life span of abo ut a year . flashes in red t o inform you that it needs to be re placed. Ins erting a nd R emo vi ng a T ...
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Gettin g Starte d 16 Prep ari ng the Camco rd er 1 T urn on the camcorder . 2 Move the lens co ver switch down to to open the lens cover . 3 Adjust the viewfinder . Keep the LCD panel closed to use the viewfinder and adjust t he dioptric adjustment lever as necessary . 4 Fasten the grip belt. Adjust the grip belt so that you can reach the zoom leve ...
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Usin g t he Me nus Preparations 17 LCD Backlig ht Y ou can set the brightness of the LCD screen at normal or bright. 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) the icon and pr ess ( ) to open the setup menus. 3 Selec t ( ) [ DISPL A Y SETUP/ ] and press ( ) . 4 Select ( ) [BACKLIGHT] and press ( ). 5 Select ( ) th e desired opt ion and press ( ). 6 Press to cl ose the ...
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Using the Menu s 18 4 Press to save the settings and close the menu. • Y ou can press to clo se the menu at a ny time. • With some settings you will need to press ( ) and m ake further selections. Follow the additional operation guides that will appear on the screen (suc h as the joys tick icon , small arrows, etc.). Selecti ng an Opt ion fr om ...
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First Ti me Settings Preparations 19 First Time Se t tings Chan ging t he L angua ge The language fo r on-screen and menu displays can be changed. The list of available languages depends on the region where you purchased the camcorder . Default value 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) the ico n and press ( ) to open the setup menus. 3 Selec t ( ) [DISPL A ...
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Fir st T ime Set ti ng s 20 Se tti ng t h e Da te a n d Tim e 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) the icon and press ( ) to open the setup menu s. 3 Select ( ) [DA TE/ TIME SET UP] and press ( ). 4 Select ( ) [DA TE/ TIME] and press () . Blinking arrows will be displayed around the first field of the date. 5 Change each f ield of the date an d time with the joy ...
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Recording Basic Func tions 21 Basic Func tions Recording Recor di ng Movies 1 Move the lens cover sw itch down to to op en the len s cover . 2 Holding the lock button pressed down, set the switch to CAMERA. 3 Press to begin recording. Press again to pause the recording. T O RE VIEW THE LAST SCENE REC ORDE D 1 Set the mode switch to . 2 If the joyst ...
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Recording 22 quality an d as a result, a lso the availa ble record ing time ( 27). P revious reco rdings o verwritt en by a new recordi ng cannot be recove red. Bef ore you start recordi ng, search for the end of the las t recordi ng ( 24). T o pro tect the tape and vi deo head s, the camcorder will enter the stop m ode ( ) if left in recor ...
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Play back Basic Func tions 23 Playback Playi ng Back Movies Play back the tape on t he LCD display or close the LCD panel to use the viewfinder . Y ou can also turn the LCD panel and close it with the s creen facing out. 1 Holding the lock button pressed down, set the switch to PLA Y . 2 If the joystick guide doe s not appea r on screen, pr ess ( ) ...
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Play back 24 Locating t he End of the La st S cene After playing back a tape, use this function to locate the end of the last scene recorded in order to continue recording from that point. POINTS T O CHECK S top the playback before using t his function. 1 Press . 2 Select ( ) [ END S EARCH] and press ( ). 3 Select ( ) [EXE CUTE] and press () . • ...
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Menu Options Lists Advan ced F unctions 25 Advanced F unctions Menu Op tions Li sts Menu items not available appear grayed out. For details about how to select an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 17) . FUNC . M enu Mode switch: [ PROGRAM AE] ,[ PORTRAI T], [ SPOR TS], [ NIGHT], [ SNOW], [ BEACH], [ S UNSET], [ SPOTLIGHT], [ FIREWORK S] Mode switch: ...
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Menu Opti ons Lists 26 If a trailing af terimage appears, set the slow shutter to [ OFF]. [ O F F ] , [ 1 05X], [ 1000X] [ O F F ] , [ 90X ], [ 800X] Determines the operation of the digital zoom. When activated, the camcorder will switch automatically to the digi tal zoom when you zoom in beyond the opt ical zoom range. With the digital ...
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Menu Options Lists Advan ced F unctions 27 VCR S etup (Recording Mode, TV Type, etc.) VCR SETUP [S T D P L A Y ] , [ LONG PLA Y] Recording in LP mode extends the available recording time on the tape 1.5 times. Depending on the condition of the t ape (long usage, imperfect ions, etc.) you may notice some video pro blems (blocky v ideo artifa ...
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Menu Opti ons Lists 28 Display Setup (LC D Brightness, Language, etc. ) DISPLA Y SET UP Adjust ( ) the brightness of the LCD di splay wit h the joys tick . Changing the b rightness of the LCD display does not af fect that of the viewfinder or the recordings. [ NORMAL]* , [ BRIGHT] * The default setting i s [ BRIG HT] when you power the c amcord ...
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Menu Options Lists Advan ced F unctions 29 [O F F ] , [ DA TE], [ TIM E], [ DA TE & TIME ] The list of available languages depends on the region where you purchased the camcorder . Language Set A: [DEUTSCH], [ENGL ISH] , [E SP AÑOL], [FRANÇAIS] , [IT ALIANO], [POLSKI ], [ ], [T ÜRKÇE], [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] Language Set B: [ENGLISH ] , [ ], [ ...
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Rec ordi ng P rog rams 30 Recording Progr ams Using the R ecor ding Progr ams Easy Recor di n g The camcorder adjusts the focus, exposure and other settings automatically , allowing you t o just point and shoot. : Recor din g Pr og r ams ( 3 1) [ PROGRAM AE] The camcorder s ets the aperture and shutter s peed. [N I G H T ] Use this m ode to record ...
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Rec ordi ng P rog rams Advan ced F unctions 31 : Chang ing th e Sh utter S peed and Spe cia l S c ene Program s Use the autom atic exposure (AE) program to set the shutter speed or select one of the special scene recording programs . POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: T O SET THE SHUTTER SPEED IN THE [ PROGRAM AE] REC ORDI NG PROGRAM Shut te r sp eed g ...
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Adjust ing the Pic ture: Exposu re, Focus and Colo r 32 [ N I G H T ] - Moving subjects ma y leave a trail ing afterimage . - Picture qua lity may not be as go od as in other modes. - White po ints may appea r on the s cree n. - Autofo cus may no t wor k as w ell as in o ther modes. In s uch case, ad just the focus manu ally . [ SN OW]/[ BE ...
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Adjust ing the P icture: Expos ure, Fo cus and Color Advan ced F unctions 33 Manu al F ocus Adjus tment Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually . Reflective surfaces Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines Fast moving subjects Through wet windows Night scenes POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: 1 A ...
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Adjust ing the Pic ture: Exposu re, Focus and Colo r 34 W hite B alance The white balance function help s you accurately reproduc e colors u nder diff erent lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings. POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: Options Default value * When you select [ SET], do not pre ss and co ...
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Audio R ecor din g and Pla ybac k Advan ced F unctions 35 Image Eff ec ts Y ou can use the image effects to change the color saturation and c ontrast to obtain different results. POINTS T O CHECK Mode switch: Option s Default value Audio Recor ding and Playbac k Aud io R ecordi ng M ode Y ou can change t he quality of the audio recording. POINT ...
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Audio Re cordi ng and P layba ck 36 T O USE AN EXT ER N AL MI CR OPHO NE Connect the external microphone to the MIC terminal. Use commercially available condenser microphones wit h their own power supply and a cable no longer t han 3 m. Y ou can connect almost any stereo microphone with a ∅ 3.5 mm plug but t he audio recording leve ls may vary . ...
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Othe r Funct ions Advan ced F unctions 37 * When y ou select [ MIX/V AR.], a djust th e mix balan ce with the [M IX BALANCE ] setting ( 2 7 ) . Other Func tions Da ta C ode The camcorder keeps a data code containing the date and time of reco rding. Y ou can se lect the data to be displayed. Option s Default value Sel f T ime r POINTS T O CHECK ...
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Other Fu nction s 38 • appears. • Set [S ELF TIMER] to [ OFF] to cancel the self timer . Press . The camcorder starts recording aft er a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the screen. NOTES Once the co untdown ha s begu n, you can also press to canc el the self timer. The self timer will also be cance led if you turn off the camcorde ...
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Othe r Funct ions Advan ced F unctions 39 Ap pl yi ng 1 Press to activate the fader/effect. • The ic on of the selected effect turns green. • Press again to deactivate the fader/effect. T O F ADE I N Press ... : ...in record pause mode, then press to start recording with a fade in. : ...in playback pause mode, then push the joystick ( ) towards ...
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Connec ting t o a TV or VC R 40 External Co nnections Connecting to a TV or VCR Co nnec ti on Di agrams T urn off all the devices when making the connections and refer also t o the instruction manual of the connected device. Co nnec ti ng to a T V or VCR Open the terminal cover to access. AV Te r m i n a l DV Ter mi n a l • Check the type an d or ...
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Conn ect ing t o a T V o r VCR External C onnectio ns 41 T er minal on the Ca mcorde r Connecting Cabl e T ermin al on th e Conne cted De vice 2 Output conn ection (Sig nal Flow ) to an HDTV with a DV (IEEE 1394) terminal . Input con nection (Signal F low ) from a TV or other di gital vid eo sourc e with a DV (IEEE1394 ) output. CV -150F/CV -250F D ...
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Connec ting t o a TV or VC R 42 Playba ck on a TV Scr ee n The quality of the playback pict ure will vary depending on the c onnected TV and the type of connection used. Before making the connections, select the [TV TYPE] setting according to the TV set to which you w ill connect the camc order ( 27). Connec ting Connect the camcorder to the TV fol ...
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Conn ect ing t o a T V o r VCR External C onnectio ns 43 W hen rec ordi ng to a di gital v ideo re corder using the DV ter minal –connecti on ty pe ( 40)–: - If the p ictur e does not appea r , disconnect the DV cable and re store t he conn ection a fter a short while or tur n the camc order off and the n on aga in. - Prope r oper ation can ...
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Connec ting t o a TV or VC R 44 record ing of t hese ma terials may viol ate copyrigh t protect ion laws. Copy right Signals During play back: If you t ry to play back a tap e that cont ains copyrig ht control signals for p rotec tion of sof tware, “COPYRIG HT PROTEC TED PL A YBACK IS RESTRICTED” appe ars for a few seconds and the camc order di ...
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Connec ting to a C omput er External C onnectio ns 45 Connec ting to a Computer PC C onnec tion Dia gr a ms Conne cting to a Co mputer DV T er mi na l • Check th e type and orientation of the terminal and make sure you connect the DV cable properly . • Use the optional CV -150F (4 pin-4 pin) or CV -250F (4 pin-6 pin) DV cable. T er minal on the ...
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Connec ting t o a Com puter 46 T ran sfer rin g V ideo Recor dings Y ou c an transfer record ings to a computer using the DV terminal. Equipm ent and S ys tem Requi r eme nts A computer equipped with an IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or an I EEE1394 (DV) capturing board. A DV cable (Use the optional CV -150F (4 pin-4 pin) or CV - 250F (4 pin-6 pin) ...
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Trou ble ? 47 Additional Information Additiona l Information Trouble? If you have a problem with your camcorder , re f er to t his checklist. Cons ult your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the problem persists. P ow er Source R ecor din g/P lay back T r oubles hooting Problem S olution • Camcorder will not turn on. • The camcorder switches o ...
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48 Trouble? Re c o r d i n g Playba ck Video noise appears on the TV screen. When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cables of the TV . – The tape stops during record pause or playback pause. T o protect the tape and video heads, the camc order will enter ...
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Trou ble ? 49 Additional Information Editing Lis t of Mes sages No sound from the built-in speaker . Open the LCD panel. – Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume with the [SPEAKER VOLUME] setting. 23 Image will not appear on the TV screen. Check again that the camcorder is properly connec ted to the TV . 40 T ape is ru nning, but image w ...
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50 Trouble? INPUT SIGNAL NOT SUPPORTED The digital device connected with the DV cable is incompatible with the camcorder . – HEADS DIRTY , USE CLEANING CASSETTE Video heads are dirty . Clean the video heads. 2 COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLA YBACK IS RESTRICTED Y ou attempted to play back a copyright protected tape. 43 COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING RESTRIC ...
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Do’s and Do n’ts 51 Additional Information Do’s and Don’ ts Cam cor de r Do not carry the camcorder by the LCD panel. Be careful when closing the LCD panel. Do not leave the cam corder in places subject to high temp eratures (like the inside of a car under direct sunlight), or high humidity . Do not use the c amcorder near s tro ...
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Do’s and D on’ts 52 Replace the battery pack if the usable time after f ull charge diminishes substantially at nor mal temperatures. About th e batte r y ter minal co v er The battery terminal cover has a [ ]- shaped hole. This is useful when you wish to dif ferentiate between charged and uncharged battery packs. Back side of the battery pa ...
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Do’s and Do n’ts 53 Additional Information assistance immediately . The battery case may break and the battery fluids may cause internal damage. Do not disassemble, he at or immerse the battery in water to a void the risk of explosion. Cleanin g the C amcor der Camcor der Bod y Use a soft, dry cloth to clean t he camcorder body . Nev er ...
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Do’s and D on’ts 54 Co nden sa t io n Moving the camcorder rapidly between hot and cold temperat ures may cause condensation (water droplets) to f orm on its internal surfaces. S top using the camcorder if condensation is detected. Continued use may damage the camcorder . Conde nsation may f or m in the following cases : When the camcor der is ...
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Do’s and Do n’ts 55 Additional Information Usin g the C amcor der A br oad P ow er Source s Y ou can use the compact power adapter to operate the camcorder and to charge battery packs in an y country with pow er supply between 100 and 240 V AC, 50/6 0 Hz. Consult the C anon Service Center for information on plug adapters for overseas use. Pl ay ...
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56 Gener al Informa tion General Inf ormation * The BP -2L5 is not avai lable as a separate op tional a ccessory . System Diag ram (Availa bility dif fer s fro m ar ea to a r ea) CBC-NB2 Car Battery Charger STV -250N S tereo Video Cable CA-590E Compact Power Adapter CV -150F/CV -250F DV Cable SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist S trap SS600/SS65 ...
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General Informati on 57 Additional Information Batt er y Packs When you need extra battery packs, select one of the following models: NB- 2L, NB-2LH, BP-2L12, BP-2L14. CB -2 LWE Ba ttery Charge r Use the batte ry charger f or charging the battery packs. * C harging ti me vari es accordi ng to th e char ging con dition. CBC-NB2 Car B at ter y Charge ...
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58 Gener al Informa tion Shoul der Str ap Y ou c an attach a shoulder st rap for m ore security and portabilit y . Pass the ends t hrough the strap mount and adjust the lengt h of the strap. WS -20 Wr ist S trap Use this for extra additional protection for activ e sh oo ting . SC-200 0 So ft Ca r r ying Ca se A handy camcorder bag with padded compa ...
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General Informati on 59 Additional Information MD12 0/ MD11 1/M D1 10/ MD1 01 Spec ification s System Video Recording System 2 rotary head s, helical scanning DV system (consumer digit al VCR SD system), digit al componen t recording Audio Rec ording S ystem PCM digi tal sound: 16 bit (48 kHz/2 chan nels); 12 bit (32 kH z) T elevision System CCIR s ...
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60 Gener al Informa tion CA-590 E Com pac t Power Adapt er BP-2L5 Batter y Pack Weight and dimensions are appr oximate. Er rors and omissions exc epted. Subject to change without notice. P ower/Ot her s Power supply (rated) 7.4 V DC (batte ry pack), 8.4 V DC (comp act power adapter) Pow er consum ption (AF on ) 2.1 W Operatin g temperatur e 0 – 4 ...
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General Informati on 61 Additional Information 6-seco nd au to da te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A Abroad, us ing the camcord er . . . . . . . . 55 Audi o mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Audio out put chann el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Auto slow sh utter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A V term inal . . . . . . . . ...
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62 Gener al Informa tion Selecting the on-screen disp lays . . . . . 37 Self t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Serial num ber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setup menu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 Should er str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Shutt er speed . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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