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PUB. DIE-0348-000 Digital Video Camcorder Instruction Manual ...
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2 Introduction Important Usage Instruction s WAR N IN G! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR M OISTURE. WAR N IN G! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND T O REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, US E THE RECOMMENDED ACCE SSORIES ONL Y . COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unau thor ized re cor ding of copyr ighte d materi ...
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3 I mpor t an t W arn i ng CAUTION: TO REDUCE TH E RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER S ERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The ligh tning flash with arr owhead symb ol, within an equilateral t riangle, is intended to alert the user to the ...
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4 In these safety instructions the word “product” refers to the C anon Digital Video C amco rder FS31 A/FS30 A/ FS300 A and all its access ories. 1 Read these instructio ns. 2 Keep these ins tructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all ins tructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 C lean only with dry cl oth. 7 Do not install near a ...
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5 25 Outdoor Antenna Grounding — If an outside antenna is connected to the pr oduct, be sure the antenna is grounded so as to pr ovide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical C ode, ANSI / NFP A No. 70—1984, provides information with respe ct to proper grounding of the mast and ...
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6 Getting to Know the Camcorder What i s s o s pecial abo u t record ing on fla s h memor y? Y our videos and photos are r ecorded in the built-in memory ( / only) or on a memory card (SD or SDHC ca r d). Re cording on flas h memory me ans that there are no moving parts in the recorder unit o f the cam corder . T o you, it means a c amcorder t hat ...
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T able of contents 7 Introduction _ _____________ _____________ ___ 6 Getting to Know the Camcorder 11 About this Manual 13 Overview 13 Supp lie d Acces sories and CD-ROMs 14 Components Guide 16 Screen Displays Preparations ____ ______________ ____________ 19 Getting S tarted 19 Charging the Battery Pack 21 Prep aring the Access ories 22 Adjusting ...
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8 V ideo ______ _____________ _____________ ___ 32 Basic Recording 32 Shooting Video 33 Selecting the Vid eo Quality (Recor ding Mode) 33 Zooming: Opti cal, Advanc ed and Digital Zoom 35 Quick Start Function 36 Basic Playback 36 Playing Ba ck the V ideo 37 Selectin g What Recording s to Play Back 38 Selectin g Scenes by Re cording Date 39 Selecting ...
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9 T able of conten ts Photos ______ _____________ _____________ ___ 57 Basic Recor ding 57 T aking Photos 57 Selecting Photo Size and Quality 58 Erasing a Photo Ri ght After Reco rdin g It 59 Basic Playback 59 V i ewi ng Phot os 61 Magnifying P hotos during Playba c k 61 Deleting Photos 63 Addi tional Fun ctions 63 Histogram Display 63 Protecting P ...
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10 Additional Inf ormation ______ _____________ ___ 79 App endix : Menu Option s Lis ts 79 FUNC. Menu 81 Setup Menus 87 T rou ble? 87 T r oub les hoot in g 91 List of Messages 99 Do’ s an d Don’ ts 99 Handling Precaut ions 102 Maintenance/Others 102 Using the Camcor der Abro ad 103 Music Files 104 General Information 104 Sys tem D iagr am 105 O ...
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11 Thank you for pur chasing the Canon FS31/FS30/FS300. Please read this manual care fu lly be fore you u se t he ca mco rde r and reta in it for f utu re refe ren ce. Sho uld y ou r camcor der fai l to operate corr ectly , refe r to T rouble shooting ( 87). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPOR T ANT : Pre cautions related t o the camcord er? ...
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Intr oduc tion 12 The seri al number of this pr oduct can be found on th e batter y compartme nt cover of the ca mcorder . Write down th e number an d other info rmation he re and reta in this book as a permanent recor d of your purchase to aid identifi cation in case of thef t. Model Name : FS31 A /FS30 A/ FS300 A Date of Purch ase: Serial No.: Pu ...
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13 Overview The follo wing access ories ar e supp lied with the ca mcorder . The followi ng CD-ROMs and software are supp lied with the camcor der . * The CD-ROM in cludes the instruction manua l of the software (electronic version on P DF file). Supplied Acce ssories and CD-ROM s C A-570 C ompact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-808 Battery Pac ...
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Intr oduc tion 14 Components Guide Left side view Front view Right si de view RESET b utton ( 90) VIDEO SN AP (Vid eo Snapsho t) button ( 45)/ (print/share) bu tton ( 66) DISP . (on-screen disp lay) button ( 52, 63)/ BA TT . IN FO but ton ( 18) USB terminal ( 71) AV OU T t er m i na l ( 7 1 ) Speaker ( 36) Strap m ount ( 21) ACCESS (mem ory access) ...
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15 Back view Botto m view To p v i e w LCD screen ( 22) ON/OFF(CHG) ( power/charge) indicato r ( 20) Camera mode di al ( 24) Start/S top butto n ( 32 ) (camera/ play) button ( 25) PLA YLIST but ton ( 53)/ Zoom in T (telephoto) b utton ( 33) (stop) butto n ( 36)/ Zoom o ut W (wide-angl e) button ( 33) / (pl ay/pau se) but ton ( 36)/ ST ART/ STOP b u ...
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Intr oduc tion 16 Recording Movies Playing Movies (During Playback) Screen Displays Operating mode ( 24) Recording pr ogr am ( 42, 43) White balance ( 50) Image effects ( 5 1) Digital effects ( 51) Recording mode ( 33) Manual fo cus ( 4 9) Image stabilizer ( 81) Pre-recording funct ion ( 47) Memory operation ( 18) Number o f scenes recorded (reco r ...
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17 Recording Photos Viewing Photos Zoom ( 33), Exp osure ( 48) Recording program ( 42, 43 ) White balance ( 50) Image effect ( 51) Digital effect ( 51) Photo quality/size ( 57) Manual fo cus ( 4 9) Remaining battery tim e ( 18) Number o f photos available ( 18) On the memory c ard / In the b uilt-i n memo ry Self tim er ( 48) AF frame ( 82 ) Joysti ...
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Intr oduc tion 18 Memor y o peration Record, Record pause, Playback, Playback pause, Fast pl ayback, Fast reve rse playb ack, Slow playback, Slow re verse playba ck Remaining recording t ime When there is no mor e free space on the memory , [ END] (built-in memory, / only) or [ END] (memory card) will b e displayed and t he recording wi ll stop. , ...
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19 Preparations This chapter desc ribes basic oper ations, such as navi gating the menus, and first time settings to help y ou learn more about your camcord er . Charging th e Battery P ack The camc order can be p owere d with a battery pack or direct ly usi ng the compact pow er adapter . Char ge the battery pa ck before use. For ap prox imate cha ...
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Preparations 20 7 Charging will start whe n the camc order is tur ned off. • The ON/OFF(CHG) indicator starts flashing in r ed. The ind icator will go out when the char ging is comple ted. • If the indicator fl ashes qui ckly , ref er t o T ro ubleshooting ( 87). 1 Disconn ect the comp act power adapter from the cam corder. 2 Unp lug the po wer ...
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21 • T o preven t equipment breakdowns and excess ive heat ing, do not con nect the supplied compact power adapter to volt age conver ters for over seas tra vels or special pow er sources such as those on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. NOTES • T urn off t he cam corder b efore cha r ging the battery pack. The battery pack will not ch ...
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Preparations 22 Pass th e attachi ng end of the wr ist strap through the back brac ket on the camcorder , thread the wrist strap through the loop an d fasten. Y o u can also atta ch the wrist strap to the strap mount on the grip belt to use both for extra convenience and pro tection. Pass the ends of the should er strap through the s trap moun t on ...
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23 NOTES About the LCD screen: The s creen is pr oduced us ing extr emel y high- preci sion manufac turing te chniques, w ith mor e than 99.99 % of the pix els operat ing to specification. Less th an 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black, r ed, blue or gr een dots. Th is has no effect on the reco rded image and does not co ...
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Canon FS30 - page 24
Preparations 24 Opera ting Mo des The camcor der’ s operating mode is determined by the button and the po sition of the came ra mode dial. In this manual, indicate s that a function is available in the operating mode shown and indicate s that the function is not a vailable. See the following table for a summary of the operating modes. Recording: ...
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25 flexible re cording mode, the camcorder can help you with the settings. For example, you can use th e Special Scene r ecor ding program s ( 42) to set at once all the optimal settings to match special rec ording condit ions. Playba ck Press to switch between the recording mo de indicat ed by the camera mode dial a nd playback mo de ( / the sel e ...
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Preparations 26 In eith er mode, if you wait a few seconds, the joysti ck guide will minimize again but the sel ected function can s till be operated. Y ou can also push the joystick ( ) to hid e the joystick guid e. Usi ng the Menu s Many of the camcord er’ s functions can be adj usted f rom the menus that open after press ing the FUNC. b utton ...
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27 2 Select ( , ) the icon and press to o pen th e setup men us. Y ou can also hold pressed down for mor e than 1 second to open dire ctly the setup menus screen. 3 Select ( ) the desir ed menu f rom the left side column and pr ess . The titl e of the sel ected menu appears o n top of the scr een and under it the list of settings. 4 Select ( ) the ...
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Preparations 28 • The date appears in a year -month-day format only i n the f irst setu p scr een. In subsequent scre en displays the date and time will appear as month-day-year (for ex ample, [JA N. 1, 2010 12: 00 AM]). Y ou c an change the date format ( 86). • Y ou can also ch ange the d ate and time later on (not duri ng the initial setup). ...
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29 * T o adjust for dayligh t saving time, selec t the area name m arked with a . Memory Cards Com patible for Use with the Camcorder Y ou can use commer cially av ailable SDHC (SD hig h capacity) mem ory card s and SD memory car ds with this camco rder to r ecord movies and photos. How e ver , depending on the memory car d, you may not be able to ...
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Preparations 30 Insertin g and Remo ving a Mem ory Ca rd Make sure to initialize all memory cards befor e using them with this camcor der ( 31). 1 T ur n of f the camcorder . Make sure that the ON/OFF(CHG) (power/char ge) indicat or is of f. 2 Slide the memory card slot co ver away from the lens and open it. 3 Insert the memory car d straight, with ...
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31 Initializing the Built-In Memory ( / only) or Memory Card Init ialize memory car ds when you use them with t his c amcord er for the fi rst time. Y ou ca n also in itia lize a me mory card or the built-in me mory ( / onl y) to perm anent ly dele te all the data it cont ains. / At the time of purchase, the built-in memory comes pre-initi alized a ...
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32 V ideo This chapter covers functi ons re lated to shooting movies , including recor din g, playba ck, and me mory oper ations. Shooting V ideo 1 Set the camera mo de dial to or . 2 T ur n on the cam corder . / Y ou can s elect the memory to be used f or r ecor ding movies ( 30). 3 Press to be gin recording. • Reco r ding starts; press again to ...
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33 Selecting the V ideo Quality (Recor ding Mode) The camc order offer s 3 r ecor ding modes. Changing the re cording mode will chang e the recor ding tim e available on the memo ry . Select XP mode fo r better movie quality; select LP m ode for longer r ecording t imes. The following table gives ap pro ximate recor ding times. [ ST ANDARD PLA Y 6M ...
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Video 34 available; in mode , only the optical zoom is ava ilable. Using the Zoom Move t he zoom lever towar d W to zoom o ut (wide-ang le). Move it towar d T to zoo m in (te lephot o). Press gently for a slow zoom; pres s harder for faste r zooms. Y ou can also set [ZOOM SPEED] ( 81) to one of thr ee constant speeds (3 is th e fastest, 1 the slowe ...
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35 - W hen yo u use the T and W buttons on the LCD panel, th e zoom speed will be consta nt at [ SPEED 3]. Quick Start Function When you close the LCD pane l with the camcorder on, the camcorder enters the standby mo de. In standby mode th e camcor der co nsumes only ab out half the power used wh en recor ding, saving ener gy when y ou ar e using a ...
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Video 36 Playing B ack the V ideo 1 Set th e came ra mode d ial to or . 2 Pr ess . • Even if the camcor der is off, pressing will turn on the camcor der in pl ayback m ode. • The original movies index sc reen ap pears aft er a few secon ds. 3 Move ( , ) the selectio n frame to the scene you want to play back. Push the joystick ( ) to extend the ...
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37 movies on the memory card using this camc order . • Y ou may not be able to play back with this camc orde r movi es r eco rded usin g anothe r device. NOTES Depending on th e recordi ng conditions, you may notice brief stops in video or sound playback between scenes. Special playba ck modes T o enter the special playback mo des, use the j oyst ...
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Video 38 / Movies Photos Recordings in the built-in memory Recordings on the memory card 2 Select ( ) the med ia ( / only) and th e re cor ding type (scenes or pho tos). 3 Ret urn ( ) to t he in dex s cr een to select the sc ene or photo. Selecting Scenes by Record ing Date Y o u can sear ch for all the r ecordings you ma de on a partic ular d ate ...
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39 • From this index screen, you ca n also press to op en the index scr een f or Vi deo Snapshot scenes. • / Y ou can sele ct the scenes in t he built-in mem ory or on the memory car d ( 37 ). 2 Open the calend ar scr een. [ SCEN E SEAR CH] [CALEND AR] • The calendar scr een appear s. • Dates tha t contain scenes (that is, mo vi es w ere re ...
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Video 40 • Press again to return to the index screen. 2 Select ( ) the p layback starting point from the ti meline r uler . 3 Pr ess to begi n the p layba ck. Move ( ) t he orang e selection frame to the large thumbna il and change ( ) the scene. Move ( ) t he orang e selection fra me to t he slid ebar be low t he rul er and display ( ) the pr ev ...
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41 • Repeat this st ep to add all the scenes/photos you w ant to include in your selection (up to 100). 4 Press t wice to clos e the men u. [ S E L E C T ] [REMOVE ALL SELECTIONS] [YES] [OK ] NOTES • The selection of scenes/photo s will be cancel ed if yo u turn off the camcorde r or cha nge the oper ating mode. • Scenes in the playlist canno ...
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Video 42 • Observe the foll owing p recau tions w hile the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing (while scenes ar e being deleted). - Do not open th e memory car d slot cover . - Do not disc onnect the p ower s our ce or turn off the camcorder . - Do not change the ope rating mode. NOTES • Delet ing a scene from the or iginal movies index screen a ...
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43 • [ PORTRAIT]/[ SP ORTS]/ [B E A C H ] / [S N O W ] - The picture may not appear smooth during playback. •[ P O R T R A I T ] - The blur ef f ect of the ba ckgr ound increases the more you zoom in ( T ). •[ S N O W ] / [ B E A C H ] - The subject m ay become overexposed on cloudy days or in shade d places. Check th e image o n the scr een ...
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Video 44 Option s Default value [ PROGRA M AE] Desir ed reco rdi ng prog ram* * When you sele ct [ SHUTTER-PRIO.AE], do not p r ess a nd continue in stead with the fo llowing procedure. 1 Adjus t ( ) the shutter speed to the desired valu e and then press . 2P r e s s . Sh u tter s peed g u ideline s Note that on sc reen on ly the deno mina tor ...
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45 Mini Vide o Light Y o u can turn o n the mini video ligh t to shoot video or take photos in dark places. 1 Push the joysti ck ( ) to displ ay the joy sti ck guid e. 2 Select ( ) [VID.LIG HT ] and press . • appears on the scr een. • Press again to tur n the mini video light off. Vid eo Snapshot Recor d a series of shor t scenes and combine th ...
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Video 46 Combining S cenes with Music POINTS TO CHECK ( only) - Windows users: Use the suppl ied software Music T ransf er Util ity to tran sfer th e music fi les on the suppl ied Instruction Manual/Music Data Disc CD-ROM to a memory card. For details, r efer to the softw ar e’ s instr uction m anual (PDF file). - Mac OS users: Use the Fi nder to ...
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47 softwar e’ s instruction manua l (PDF file). - Mac OS use rs: Use the Finder to transfer the music files on the supplied Instruction Manual/Music Data Disc CD-ROM . Refer to Music Files ( 103) for the fol der struc tur e of the memory and CD-ROM . •/ T h e Ins truction Manual/Musi c Data Disc CD-ROM contains the tra cks pre-installed in th e ...
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Video 48 Self Time r [ MENU] [ C A M E R A S E T U P ] [SELF TIMER] [ON ] appears. mode: In r ecor d pause mode , pres s . The camc order starts reco rding a fter a 10-second countdown. The countdown appears on the s creen. mode: Pre ss , first halfway to activate the aut ofocus and then fully. The camc order will r ecor d the photo after a 10-seco ...
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49 Manual Expos ure Adjustment 1 Push the joysti ck ( ) to displ ay the joy sti ck guid e. 2 Select ( ) [EXPOSU RE ] and press . • The exposu re adjust ment indicato r and the neutral value [±0] appear on the scr een. • The adjustment r ange and the length of the exposure adjustment indicator will vary depending on the init ial brightnes s of ...
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Video 50 White Balance The white balance function helps you to accuratel y repr oduce col ors under dif ferent lighting c onditions so that white objects wi ll always look truly white in your r ecord ings. POINTS TO CHECK Select a re cording pr ogram ot her than the Special Scene r ecor ding prog rams. Option s Default value [ A U T O ] Desired ...
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51 Image Effect s Y o u can use the image ef fects to change th e color saturatio n and contrast to r ecor d images with special color ef fects . POINTS TO CHECK Select a r ecor ding pr ogram ot her tha n the Special Scene recor ding pro grams. Option s Default value [ I M A G E E F F E C T O F F ] Desired option Digital Effects Opt ion s D ...
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Video 52 Appl ying 1 Push the joy stick ( ) to display the joystick gui de. 2 Select ( ) [D.EFFE CT ] and press . • The icon of the selected ef fect turns green. • Press again to deactivate th e digital ef fect (its icon will turn white again). Activat e the selec ted fader in r ecord pause mode ( ), then press to start recording with a fade in ...
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Canon FS30 - page 53
53 mode : • All displays on • Dat a code o nly • All displays off mode : • All displays on • Regular d isplays only (re moves the histogram and information icons) • All displays off * The fo llowing icons will appea r even when all other o n-screen displays are tur ned off: The icons and (in mode), the icon and A F frames when the autof ...
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Video 54 • A pr ogr ess bar wi ll be displ aye d on the scr een. • Y ou can pres s to can cel th e operation while it is in p r ogress. 6 When th e confirmation scree n appears, p ress . The video from the division point to the end of the scene will appear as a new scene in the index screen. NOTES • In this mode, the scene playback will pause ...
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55 [ ADD TO PL A YLI ST] Desired option [YES] • When the operation is completed [ADDED TO PLA YLIST] will be displa yed. • / Scenes are added to the playlist o n the same media they are r ecor ded on. • T o chec k the p laylist, pre ss . NOTES • / Y o u can copy scen es from the bui lt-in mem ory to th e memory card ( 55 ) to incl ude in t ...
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Video 56 memory to the memo ry card in order to play them back w ith music tracks. Copying Orig inal Movies Option s 1 Open the origi nal movies index screen of the built-in memo ry . 2 Select ( , ) the scene you want to copy to the memory card, or a s cene recorded on the d ate you want to copy . This step is not necessary to copy all scenes or p ...
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57 Photos Refer to this c hapter for details on shooting photos – from capturing and pla ying bac k phot os to prin tin g them. T aking Photos 1 Set the ca mera mode dial to or . 2 T ur n on the camco rder . / Y ou can select the memory to be used for r ecording photos ( 30). 3 Pr ess half way . Once the focus is automat ically adjusted , will t ...
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Canon FS30 - page 58
Phot os 58 [ 1024x768] Desired pho to size* Desired pho to quality* * Pr ess to mov e b ack and fort h be twee n size and quality selection. The number displayed o n the right co rner indic ates the approximate number of p hotos that c an be recorded with the cu rrent quality/size setting. NOTES • The camcor der retains the last setti ng used ev ...
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59 Vie wing Photos When the camera mod e dial is set to or : 1 Pr ess . • Even if the camcor der i s off, pressing will turn on the camcord er in pl ayback mo de. • The original movies ind e x screen appears af ter a few seconds. 2 Move ( ) the orange selecti on fram e to the tab s on the top of the scre en. 3 Select ( ) the tab that contain s ...
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Phot os 60 1 Push the joy stick ( ) to display the joystick gui de. 2 Select ( ) and press . 3 Select ( ) [ JUMP 10 PHOTOS] or [ JUMP 100 PHOTOS] . 4 Jump ( ) the number of ph otos selecte d and pr ess . Index Sc reen 1 Move the zoom lever toward W. • The photo index scre en appear s. • / Y ou can switch between the pho tos recor ded in the bui ...
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Canon FS30 - page 61
61 - Do not change the operating mo de. • The following may not be displayed corr ect ly . - Photos not r ecorde d with t his camc order . - Photos ed ited on or up loade d from a com puter . - Photos whose file names have been chang ed. NOTES • / When playing back a slideshow with music, make sure the music files are in the same media (built- ...
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Phot os 62 Deleting Photos from the Inde x Screen Option s 1 Open the phot o index sc reen. • Move the zoom lever towar d W . • / Y ou can switch between the pho tos recor ded in the built-i n memory and those recor ded on the memo ry card . Refer t o Selecting What Record ings to Pla y Back ( 37). 2 Select ( , ) the photo you want to del ete. ...
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Canon FS30 - page 63
63 Histogram Display When viewing pho tos you can display the histo gram and the icons of all the functions used at the ti me of r ecord ing. Use the his togram as a re ference t o verif y the c orrec t expos ure o f the photo. The ar ea to the right of the histog ram re present s highlights and t he left side re pres ents shadows . A photo whose h ...
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Phot os 64 [ P R O T E C T ] Desired op ti on [YE S] [OK] IMPORT ANT Initializing the recording media ( 31) will perman entl y erase all re cordi ngs, including pr otected photos. / Copying Photos Y o u can copy photos only fro m the built -in mem ory to the me mory car d. Copying S ingle Photo s 1 Open in single photo view the photo y ou wan t to ...
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Canon FS30 - page 65
65 • If the me mory car d slot cover i s open , or the LOCK switch on the memory card is set to preve nt writing, you will not be able to copy photos to the memory card. Other Functions You Can Use When T aking Photos Printing Photos The camcor der can be connected to any PictBridge-co mpatible printer . Y ou can mark in advance the photos you wa ...
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Canon FS30 - page 66
Phot os 66 • appears and changes to . • The (print/share) button lights up and the current print settings will be di splayed for app r ox. 6 seconds. IMPORT ANT • If continues to fl ash (for mor e than 1 minute) or if does not appear , the camco rder is n ot cor rectly c onnect ed to the printer . In such case, disconnect the USB cable and tu ...
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Canon FS30 - page 67
67 Option s NOTES Print setti ng options and [DEF AUL T] settings vary de pending on the printer model. For details, re fer to the printer’ s instruc tion manua l. Printing after Changing the Print Settings 1 Push the joysti ck ( ) to displ ay the joy sti ck guid e. 2 Select ( ) and press . The print s ettings menu ap pears. 3 In th e print setti ...
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Canon FS30 - page 68
Phot os 68 If an e rror occur s while p rinting, an error message, for example [N O P APER], will appear on the camcorder . Solv e the proble m referring to the error message list ( 97) and to the printer’ s instruction manual. • Canon’s PictBridge-compat ible printers: If printing does not r esume auto matically afte r you solved the problem ...
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Canon FS30 - page 69
69 Selecting Photos for Printing (Print Order) Set the print orders b e fore connecting the supplied USB cable to the cam corder . Marking Sing le Photos with Print Orders 1 Open the photo se lection sc r een. [ P R I N T O R D E R ] appears on the screen. 2 Select ( ) the photo yo u want to mar k with a prin t order . 3 Pr ess to set th e print or ...
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Phot os 70 Printing starts. The print settings menu disappears when the printing is completed. NOTES • Depending on th e connecte d printer , you can change some pr int settings befor e step 3 ( 66). • T o cancel the prin ting, r efer to page 67. • Restarting Printing: O pen the pri nt settings menu as explaine d in step 2. In the print sett ...
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Canon FS30 - page 71
71 External Connection s This chapt er explai ns how to co nnect your c amcorde r to an external device s uch as a TV , VCR , or co mputer . Connection Diagrams T erminals on the Camcorder AV OUT T erminal Access: O pen the L C D p anel. Sound from the buil t-in speaker will be mut ed while the STV-250N Stereo Video C able is conn ected to the camc ...
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Canon FS30 - page 72
External Connections 72 Connect the camcorde r to a TV to enjoy your rec ordings with fa mily and friends. 1 T urn off the cam corde r and the TV . 2 Connect the camc or der to the TV . Refer t o Connection Diagrams ( 71). 3 T ur n on the connected TV . On the TV , select as the video input the same terminal to which you connected th e camcor der . ...
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Canon FS30 - page 73
73 Saving your R ecordings without a Computer If you p r efer to save your recordings without having to use a computer , you can use the optiona l DW-100 DVD Burner to cr eat e DVD discs of your movies and Photo DVDs of your photos ( 73). Y ou can also connect the cam corder to an exter nal recordin g device (DVD or HDD r ecord er , VCR, etc.) t o ...
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Canon FS30 - page 74
External Connections 74 [ADD TO DISC] Desired option Connecting to the DV D Burner and Creating a Disc 1 T urn on the DVD burner . Refer to Creating DVDs . 2 Connect the camc or der to the DVD burner us ing the suppl ied USB ca ble . • Connection . Refer to Connection Diagrams (7 1 ) a n d Connections . • If the device selection screen appears, ...
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Canon FS30 - page 75
75 DVD play ers and comp uters that meet the following r equirements: • Compatible with the discs yo u cr eated (DVD- R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R W discs) • Compa tible with DVD -V ideo specifi cations • DVD playba ck softwar e that is installed and running ( in the case of com puter s) Refer to the instruction m anual of the exte rnal device an d make ...
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Canon FS30 - page 76
External Connections 76 2 Select ( ) the ph oto you want to mark wit h a tra nsf er or der . 3 Pres s to set th e transf er or der . A checkmark appears in the box next to the transfer order icon . Press again to cancel the transfer orde r . 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to mark additio nal phot os with tran sfer ord ers or pr es s twic e to close the menu. S ...
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Canon FS30 - page 77
77 T ransferring Photos to a Computer Y o u can connect the camcorder to a computer using the supplied USB cable to transfer pho tos in the memory . The pr ocedur e varies dependi ng on your computer’ s operat ing system. 1 Set the camco rder to mode. / Select in advance the memory fr om whic h you want t o transfer p hotos ( 37). 2 Connect the c ...
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Canon FS30 - page 78
External Connections 78 • D u ring the following operations, even if you c onnect the camcor der to the computer it will not be r ecognized. - Erasing all photos - Erasi ng all tr ansfer or ders - Erasing all print or ders NOTES • W e re commend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter . • Refer al so to the co mputer ’ s inst ...
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Canon FS30 - page 79
79 Additional Information This chapter contains tr oublesho oting advice, sc reen messages, handling and maintenance tips, and other i nformation. Menu items not available appear grayed ou t in the FUNC. menu or in black in the setup menus. For details about how to select an item, refer to Using the Menus ( 26). For deta ils about each function, se ...
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Canon FS30 - page 80
Additional In formation 80 FUN C. Men u (Playback Mode s ) Menu item Sett ing op tions [SELE C T MUSI C ] [ OFF], list of m usic fi les in the cam corder z 1 z 46 [SELE C T] [INDIVID UAL S C ENES], [REMOVE ALL SELE C TIO NS], [ C AN C EL] z 2 –4 0 From t he index sc reen: [INDIVID UAL PHOTOS], [RE MOVE ALL SELE C TI ONS], [ C AN C EL] – z 40 / ...
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Canon FS30 - page 81
81 1 Option no t available from th e original movies ind ex screen. 2 Opt ion avai lab le f r om t he o ri ginal m ovie s i n dex screen and Video Snapsho t index screen. 3 Option ava ilable from the play list index screen and V ideo Snap shot playlist inde x screen. 4 Option ava ilable from the or iginal movies index screen. Setup Me nus Camera Se ...
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Canon FS30 - page 82
Additional In formation 82 • If the deg ree of camcorder shak e is too high, the image stabilizer may not be able to fully compensate. The image stabilizer may not be able to successfully eliminate all blur if the camcorder or the subject is m o ving too much. • The image stabilizer may not work well on subjects with l ow contrast, with a r ecu ...
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Canon FS30 - page 83
83 Memory Operations ( Initializatio n, etc.) / M E M O R Y O P E R . * Option available from the original movies in dex screen and Video Snapshot inde x screen. [MEMOR Y INFO]/[CARD IN FO]: Dis plays a screen where you c an verify how much of the built-in memory ( / only) or the memory card is currently in use (total recor ding ti me and total num ...
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Canon FS30 - page 84
Additional In formation 84 [BRI GHT NESS] : Adjusts the brightness of the LCD screen. • Changing the brightnes s of the LCD scr een does not af fect th e brightness of y our rec ordings or that of the playback image on a TV . [L CD DIMM ER]: When set to [ ON], this function dims the LCD scre en. Doing so is ideal when using t he camcorder in envi ...
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Canon FS30 - page 85
85 [DE MO MO DE]: The demonstration mode displays the camcorder’ s main features . It starts automatically when the camcor der is powered with the compact power adapter if you leave it tur ned on f or more th an 5 mi nutes. • T o cancel the demo mode once it has started, press any button or turn off the camc order . System Setup (Speak er Volum ...
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Canon FS30 - page 86
Additional In formation 86 [SP EAKER VOL .]: Adjust ( ) the volume of the playback. Y ou can also adjust the volume using the joystick guide ( 36). [TV T YPE]: In order to display th e picture i n full and in the c orrect a spect ratio, sel ect the setting accor ding to the type of tele vision to which you will connect the camcorde r . [ NORMAL TV] ...
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Canon FS30 - page 87
87 Trou b le ? If you have a problem with your camcor der , refer to this sectio n. Sometimes what you think i s a malfunct ion o f the camco rder may have the simplest of sol utions - p lease read the “CHECK THIS FIRST” box be fore going on to the more detailed problems and solutions. Consult your dealer or a Ca non Service Center if the probl ...
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Canon FS30 - page 88
Additional In formation 88 After us ing the camcorder for a long time, it become s hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it continuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction. If it becomes hot very quickly or it becomes too ho t to touch, it may indicate a problem with the camcor der . C onsult a C anon Service C enter . Th ...
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Canon FS30 - page 89
89 Deleting s cene s take s longer than usu al. - When the memory contains a large number of scenes, so me operations may take longer than usua l. Save your recordings ( 72) and initialize the memory ( 31). Cannot era s e a photo - The photo is protected. Remove the protection ( 63). Cannot play back a m us ic track. - If the music tracks were eras ...
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Canon FS30 - page 90
Additional In formation 90 battery pack is too cold, warm it up. If the battery pack is too hot, let it cool down until its temperature is below 40 ° C (100 °F). - C harge the battery pack in temperatures between 0 ° C and 40 ° C (32 °F and 10 4 °F). - The battery pack is damaged. Use a different battery pack. Picture and S ound The LCD s cre ...
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Canon FS30 - page 91
91 Connections with Extern al Devices Video noi s e appear s on the TV s creen. - When using the camcorder in a room wher e a TV is located, keep a distance be tween the compact power adapter and the power or antenna cab les of the TV . Playback look s fine on the camcorder b u t there i s no image on the TV s creen. - The video input on the TV is ...
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Canon FS30 - page 92
Additional In formation 92 / BUIL T -IN MEMORY ERROR - The built-in memory could not be read. This may indicate a pr oblem with the camcorder . C onsult a C ano n Service C ente r . / BUIL T -IN MEMORY FULL - The built-in memory is full ([ END] appears on the screen). Delete some recordings ( 41, 61) to free some space. / CANNOT ACCESS THE BUIL T - ...
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Canon FS30 - page 93
93 CANNOT PLA Y THE MO VIES ON THIS CARD INITIALIZE USING ON L Y THE CAMCORDER - The memory card in the camcorder was initialized us ing a computer . Initialize the memory card with this camcorder ( 31). CAN NO T REC ORD - There is a problem with the memory . - This message can also appear if condens ation has formed ( 102). Wait until the ca mcord ...
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Canon FS30 - page 94
Additional In formation 94 CON NECT THE COM P AC T POW ER AD AP TER - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer , this message will appear if the camcorder is being powered by the battery pa ck. C onnect the compact power adapter to the camcorder . COUL D NO T A DD T O P LA Y LIS T - The playlist cannot contain more than 100 ho ...
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Canon FS30 - page 95
95 / READING THE BUIL T -IN MEMORY - Reading data from the built-in memory . READING THE C ARD - Reading data from the memory card. SCENE RECORDED USING A NO THER DEVICE. CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE. - Scenes recorded with anot her device cannot be divided usi ng this camcorder . SOME PHO T OS C OUL D NO T B E DE LETE D - Protected photos cannot be del ...
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Canon FS30 - page 96
Additional In formation 96 WHILE THE CAMCORD ER IS CONNECTED TO A PC DO NOT DISCONNECT THE USB C ABLE OR POWER SOURCE CANNOT TURN OFF POWER OR CHANGE MODES - When the camcorder is in mode and is connected to the computer with a USB cabl e, the camcorder cannot be operated. Disconnecting the USB cable or power source while this mess age appears may ...
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Canon FS30 - page 97
97 NO TRANSFER ORDERS - Y ou selected to create a DVD with the [TRANS.ORD] se tting, but no photos have been marked with transfer orders ( 75). OPERA TION CAN CELED - The USB cable was disconnected and the operation was c anceled. C heck the USB connection. UNABLE TO RECOVER DA T A - C ould not rec o ver a co rrupted file. Direct Print Related Mess ...
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Canon FS30 - page 98
Additional In formation 98 NO P A PER - Paper is not correctly ins erted or there is no paper . NO PRINTHEA D - No print head is installed in the printer or the print head is defective. PAPER ERROR - There is a problem with the paper . The paper is not correctly loaded or the paper size is wrong. Al ternatively , if the paper output tray is c losed ...
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Canon FS30 - page 99
99 Do’s an d Don ’ts Camcorder Be sure to observe the following pr ecautions to ensur e maximum performa nce. • Save y our r ecor dings period ical ly . Make sur e to t ransfer your re cordings to an ex ternal device such as a computer or dig ital v ideo r ecor der ( 72) and back th em up on a re gular basis. This will pr otect your import an ...
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Canon FS30 - page 100
Additional In formation 100 Batt ery Pac k • Dirt y terminals may cause a poor contact between the battery pack and the camco rder . Wipe t he terminals with a soft cloth. Remaining Battery Time If the remaining battery tim e displayed is no t corr ect, char ge the battery pack fully . Howev er , the corr ect time may not be displayed if a fully ...
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Canon FS30 - page 101
101 • Ch eck th e direc tion b efore inser ting the mem ory car d. For cing a mem ory card into the slot if it is not correctly orient ed may damage the memory card or the camco rder . • Do not atta c h any labels or stickers on t he memory car d. • SD/SDHC memory car ds have a physical switch t o prevent writi ng on the car d so a s to avoid ...
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Canon FS30 - page 102
Additional In formation 102 Cleaning Camcorder Body • Use a s oft, dry c loth to c lean the camco rde r body . Never use chemically tr eated cloths or volatile solvents such as paint thinner . Len s If th e lens surface i s dirty , the autofoc us may not work prope rly . • Remove any dust or dirt p articles using a non-aerosol type blower brush ...
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Canon FS30 - page 103
103 Playback on a TV Screen Y o u can only play b ack your r ecor dings on TVs compatible with the NTSC system. NTSC is used in the following re gi ons/ cou ntri es : Americas: All of North America and Central America; most Caribbean islands (excep t in French te rritories like Guadel oupe and Martinique) ; most of South America ( except i n Argent ...
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Canon FS30 - page 104
Additional In formation 104 Gener al Inform ation System Diagr am (Availability differs from area to area) CG-800 Battery Charger STV -250N Stereo Video Cable CA-570 Compact Power Adapter SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist Strap SS-600/SS-650 Shoulder Strap SD/SDHC memory card BP-808 Battery Pack Computer TV Card reader/writer PictBridge- compa ...
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Canon FS30 - page 105
105 Call or visit your local re tailer/dealer fo r genuine Canon vid e o accessories. Y ou can also obtain genuine accesso ries for your Canon camcorder by calling: 1-800-828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Information Center . Battery Packs When you need extra bat tery pac ks, make sur e you select the BP-808. When you us e battery p acks be aring the Intellig ...
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Canon FS30 - page 106
Additional In formation 106 Recording and Playback Times The reco rding and play back times given in the follow ing table are appr oximate and vary accor ding to r ecord ing mode and chargi ng, recor ding or pl ayback conditions . The ef fective usage tim e of the b attery p ack may decreas e when r ecor ding in cold surr oundings, when using the b ...
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Canon FS30 - page 107
107 Product Codes Provide d Accessories CA-570 Compact Power Adapter 8468A002AA BP-808 Battery Pack 2740B002AA STV -250N Ster eo Video Cable 3067A002AA (D82-0590-002) IFC-300PCU USB Cable 6906A001AA Optional Ac cesso ries CG-800 Battery Char ger 2590B002AA SS-650 Shoulder Strap 3123A001AA SS-600 Shoulder Strap 3122A001AA SC-2000 Soft Carrying Cas e ...
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Canon FS30 - page 108
Additional In formation 108 FS31/FS30/FS300 Specifications System Recording System Movies: SD-Video Video compression: M PEG-2 Audio compression: D olby Digital 2ch (A C -3) Photos: D C F (D esig n ru le fo r ca mer a fi le sys tem ), c ompa tibl e wi th Exif 1 Ver . 2.2 and with DPOF Photo compression: JPE G (Super Fine, Fine, Normal) T elevision ...
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Canon FS30 - page 109
109 C A-570 Compact Po wer Adapter Minimum Illumi nation [NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed a t 1/ 8: 1.3 lx [PROGRAM AE], Auto slow shu tter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/30: 5 lx Recommended Illumination More tha n 100 lx Image Stabilization Ele ctronic ([DYNAMI C ] setting available when rec ording movies) Size of Photos 1024 x 768, 640 x 480 p ...
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Canon FS30 - page 110
Additional In formation 110 BP-808 Battery Pack W eight and dimensions ar e ap proxi mate. Err ors and omissions excepte d. The information in this ma nual is verified as of January 2010. Subject to change without notice. Battery ty pe Rechargeable lithium ion ba ttery , compatible wi th Intelligent System Rated voltage 7.4 V D C Operating temper a ...
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Canon FS30 - page 111
111 A Abroad, usi ng the camc order . . . . . . .102 Aspec t ratio of a co nnected TV (TV type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Audio level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Auto slow shu tter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Autofo cus (AF): AF frame (9-point AiAF/Cen ter point) . . . . . . . . .8 2 AV O U T t e r m i n ...
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Canon FS30 - page 112
Additional In formation 112 Mini v ideo light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3 N Night (r ecor ding program) . . . . . . . . . . . 43 O Onscreen display selection . . . . . . . 52 , 63 P P (rec ordin g program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Photo number s . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Canon FS30 - page 113
113 W White bala nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Wide angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Wind screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2 Z Zoom Advanced zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Zoom speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 , 81 T rademar k Acknowledgements • The SD log o is a trademark. The ...
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Canon FS30 - page 114
114 CANON CONSUMER D IGIT AL VID EO EQUIPME NT LIMITED WARRAN TY FOR THE UNITED ST A TES The limited wa r ranty set forth bel ow is given by C anon U.S.A., Inc. (“ C ano n USA ”) w ith respect to C anon C onsume r Digital Vide o Equipment (the “Equipment” ) purchased in the United Sta tes. This limited warranty is only effective upon presen ...
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Canon FS30 - page 115
115 CANON CONSUMER D IGIT AL VIDEO EQUIPME NT LIMITED WARRAN TY The limited warranty se t f orth below is given by C anon C anada Inc . (“ C an on C anada”) w ith respect to C anon C onsumer Digital Video Equi pment (the “E qui pmen t” ) pur cha se d in C anada. This limite d warranty is only effective upo n presentation of a bill of sale o ...
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