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  • Canon DC100 - page 1

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  • Canon DC100 - page 3

    3 Introduction E In these safety instructions the word “pro duct” refers to the Canon DVD Camco rder DC100 A and all its accessories. 1. Read Instructions — All the safe ty and operating inst ructions should b e read before the produ ct is operated. 2. Retain Instructio ns — The safety and operating inst ructions should b e retained for fut ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 4

    4 14.Lightning — Fo r added protection of this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unatte nded and unused for long periods of time, disconnect it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna . This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line su rges. 15.Overloading — Do not overload wall outlets and e ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 5

    5 T he Adv anta g es of D VDs RECORDING With a DVD you just press the reco rding start/ stop butto n and the camc order will find the empt y space on the disc ( 24). Don’t was te time fast forwardi ng and rew inding a tape to f ind from where to st art a new recordin g. Never worry about mistakenly recording over a precious memory! PLA YING Just ...

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    6 An Introduction to D VDs Y ou h ave probably hea rd of DVD discs an d they come in va rious types and in two size s - the more common 1 2 cm DVDs and 8 cm Mini DV Ds. This camcorde r uses commercial ly available 8 cm DVD- R or DVD-RW discs. So... what disc to choose? DVD-R DVD-R W Can be recorded only once. Y ou cannot edit or delete the recordin ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 7

    7 Dif ferences in A v aila ble F eatures De pending on the Disc The camcord er ’s featu res and functio ns available will differ depending on t he type of disc you use and the di sc specifi cation select ed when initi alizing it. * Y ou will need to unfinalize the disc first. Disc T ype/Specification DVD-R DVD-RW Feature VIDEO mode VIDEO mode VR ...

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    8 T able of contents Introduction The Advantages of DVDs .............................................................................. ..5 An Introduction to DVDs ..................................................................................6 Differences in Available Features Depending on the Disc...............................7 About this Man ...

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    9 Introduction E Manually Adjusting the Focus ........................................................................44 Changing the Autofocus Mode ......................................................................45 Using the Self T imer .. ....................................................................................46 Setting the Whit ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 10

    10 About this Man ual Thank you f or purcha sing the Canon DC100 . Please re ad this ma nual caref ully bef ore you use the camco rder and retain it for future reference. S hould your camcor der fail to operate corr ectly , refer to the T roublesho oting table ( 66). Conventions Used in the Manual  : Precaut ions related to the camcorder op erat ...

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    11 Introduction E 3. Select ( ) the setting you want to change and press ( ). • The or ange selectio n bar indicat es the menu sett ing current ly selected. Items not available appear in black. • T o return to the menu select ion screen, select ( ) [RETURN] an d press ( ). 4. Select ( ) the desired option and press ( ) to save the setting. 5. P ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 12

    12 This actio n will toggle the operation mode i n the following sequence: Checking the Supplied Accessories CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-208 Battery Pack STV -250N Stereo Video Cable The serial numb er of this produ ct can be found at the batter y attachment unit of the camcorder. W rite dow n the number a nd other infor mati ...

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    13 Introduction E Components Guide Buttons and switch es other than ( ) are indicated thro ughout the manual as (for exampl e, ). FUNC. button ( 37) A V OUT termina l ( 64) MENU button ( 33) Serial number Lens cover switch ( 24, 26) ( - open, - closed) BA TTERY RELEASE switch ( 17) RESET button ( 66) EXP (Exposure) switch ( 43) / DISPLA Y button ( ...

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    14 Buttons and switch es other than ( ) are indicated thro ughout the manual as (for exampl e, ). Mode switch ( 39) LCD screen ( 19) Zoom lever ( 27) (record review) button ( 25) / (fast reverse) button ( 28) / Index screen – button ( 28) S peaker ( 29) T ripod socket ( 25) OPEN (disc cover) switch ( 22) (fast forward) button ( 28) / Index screen ...

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    15 Introduction E Screen Displays Recording Movies Operating mode ( 1 1) Record ing progr am ( 39) Self time r ( 4 6) White balance ( 47) Image ef fect ( 49) Digital ef fects ( 50) Recording mode ( 38) Disc type DVD-R, DVD-RW ( 6) Disc specification (VIDEO mode, VR mode) ( 6) Finalized disc mark ( 61) Recording reminder Manual focus ( 44) Recording ...

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    16 Playing Movies (Index Screen) Current scene number / T otal number of scenes ( 28) Date and time of recording Playing Movies (During Playback) Disc operation Playback time (hours : minutes : seconds) Scene number Data code ( 32) Viewing Still Image s Image number ( 36) Current image / Number of images S till image size Data code ( 32) Number of ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 17

    17 Preparatio ns E Preparatio ns Getting Star ted Step 1: Prep aring the Power Supply The camco rder can be powe red with a batt ery pack or directly usin g the compac t power adapter . Charge the batter y pack befo re use. 1. T urn off the camcorder . 2. Attach the battery pack to the camcorder . • Open the LCD p anel. • Slide in the connect o ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 18

    18 * Approximate times for recording with repeated operations such as start/stop, zooming , power on/of f.  Turn of f the camc order befor e connecting or di sconnecti ng the power ada pter .  Do not connec t to the camcorder’s DC IN ter minal or to the comp act power adapter any electrical equipment th at is not expressly reco mmended for ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 19

    19 Preparatio ns E Step 2: Prep aring the Camcorder 1. T urn on the camc order . 2. Adjust the viewfinder . Keep the LCD panel clo sed to use the v iewfinder and adjust th e dioptric adj ustment leve r as necessary . 3. Fasten the grip belt. Adjust the gr ip belt so that y ou can reach the zoom lever wit h your index fing er , and the start/ stop b ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 20

    20 Step 4: Changing the Display Language Options 1. Press . 2. Select ( ) [DISPLA Y SETUP] and press ( ). 3. Select ( ) [LANGUAGE ] and press ( ). 4. Select ( , ) the desired option and pre ss ( ). 5. Press to close the menu. If you changed the language by mistake, f ollow the mark next to the menu item to change th e setting. Step 5: Setting the T ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 21

    21 Preparatio ns E Time Zo nes Once you have set the time zone, date and time , you do not need to reset the clo ck every time you trave l to another time zo ne. Select t he time zone refer ring to the da te and time displayed on the screen. Time Zo nes and Difference from GMT/UTC Step 6: Setting the Date and Time 1. Press . 2. Select ( ) [DA TE/TI ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 22

    22 Step 7: Loading and Removing a Disc Inserting the Disc T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . 1. Move the power switch to ON to set the camcorder in mode. 2. Slide fully in the direction of the arrow and gently open the disc cover com pletely un til it stops. Retract the gri p belt under the camcorder so it ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 23

    23 Preparatio ns E A confirmation message will ap pear on the scr een. Select ( ) [YES] and press ( ) to sta rt the disc initializatio n. • The dis c initializa tion will take appr oximately on e minute. Avoid moving t he camcorder whi le the operati on is in progress . • Y ou can start recording movi es once the re cord pause in dication app e ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 24

    24 Basic Func tions Re c o r d i n g Recording Movies T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . 1. Open the LCD panel and the lens cover (move the lens cover switch down to ). 2. Press to begin recording. • Press again to p ause recording. • While recording and imme diately after pausing, the DISC a ccess indi ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 25

    25 Basic Functions Record ing E power switch towards MODE and release it, or move the pow er switch to and back t o ON.  About the L CD and viewf inder sc reen : The scre ens are produce d using extremely hi gh-precisio n manufacturi ng techniqu es, with more tha n 99.99% of the pixels o perating to spe cificati on. Less than 0. 01% of the pixel ...

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    26 Recording S till Images T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . 1. Open the LCD panel and the lens cover (move the lens cover switch down to ). 2. Press halfway . Once the fo cus is automatic ally adjusted, will turn gr een and one or mo re AF frames appear. 3. Press fully . The DISC access i ndicator will fl ...

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    27 Basic Functions Record ing E Zooming T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . : In additi on to the 2 5x optical zo om, the 1000 x digital zoom is also avail able (3 3 ) . 25x Optical Zoom Move the zoom lever toward W to zoom out (wid e- angle). Move it toward T to zoom i n (telephot o). Y ou c an also change ...

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    28 Playbac k Playing Back Movies T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . The scene index screen appear s with the select ion frame on the f irst scene. 1. Move ( , ) the selection frame to the scene you want to play back. Press or to move to the next or previous index page. 2. Press to begin the playback. • Pl ...

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    29 Basic Functions Playback E Slow Forward Playback / Sl ow Reverse Playback During playb ack pause, press or . Re peatedly pre ss the button to increase the playback spee d. Slow playback : 1/16 o 1/8 o 1/4 o 1/2 the normal speed. Skipping Scen es During normal playback, pu sh the multi sele ctor ( ) to ski p to the beginni ng of the next scene. P ...

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    30 Vi ewing Still Images T o use th e still imag es functio ns, you will need to se t [STILL I MAGES] to [ON] beforehand (1 1 ) . T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Use the multi selector ( ) to move between images.  The followi ng may not be displ ayed correct ly . - Images not recorded with this camcor ...

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    31 Basic Functions Playback E Image Jump Function Y ou c an also quickly l ocate a speci fic image withou t having to brows e all of them one by one. Push the multi selector ( ) and keep it pressed down. Image nu mbers will quickly run in sequenc e. When you rele ase the multi sel ector the image corr esponding to the numbe r selected will be displ ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 32

    32 Selecting the R ecording Data Display The camcorder ke eps a data code containing the r ecording dat e and time and othe r camera data such as sh utter speed an d exposure (f -stop). T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . : [DA TE], [TIME], [DA T E&TIME] only . Dat a Code display Y ou can select the data ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 33

    33 E Advanced Functions Advanced F unctions Options Lists – MENU / FUNC. Menu items no t available app ear in black on the screen. Fo r details about how to select an item, refe r to Selecting an Option - MENU/FUNC . ( 10). MENU Options Camera Set up (Digital Zoom , Image Stab ilizer, et c.) CAMERA SETUP [O N ] , [ O FF] The camco rder automatica ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 34

    34 [O N ] , [ O FF] The camcorder r ecords the st ill image only after the focus has been adjusted.  Set it to [ OFF] if you wi sh to record a st ill image as soo n as you press . When set t o [ OFF], no focusing f rame appears.  Focus prio rity cannot be t urned of f when the mode switch is set to .  In the [ FIREWORKS] recording program ...

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    35 E Advanced Functions [NO], [YES] This option is av ailable onl y in the playli st index scre en. [NO], [YES] [NO], [YES] Display Set up (LCD Brightnes s, Language, etc. ) DISPLA Y SETUP Adjust s the brightnes s of the LCD s creen.  Use the multi selector ( ) to adjust the brightness to yo ur preferen ce.  Changing th e brightness of the LC ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 36

    36 [O N ] , [ O FF] The demonstrat ion mode disp lays the camcorde r ’s main features. It starts automatically when the camcord er is powered wi th the power ad apter if you lea ve it turned on without loading a dis c for more than 5 minutes.  T o cancel th e demo mode once it started, press any bu tton, turn off the camcorder or load a di sc. ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 37

    37 E Advanced Functions [ N O R M A L T V ] , [ W I D E T V ] In order to display the p icture in fu ll and in th e correct asp ect ratio, s elect the setting according to the type of television to wh ich you will connect the camcor der . [NORMAL TV]: TV sets with 4:3 aspe ct ratio. [WIDE TV]: TV set s with 16:9 aspect ratio . Date/Time Setup DA TE ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 38

    38 (5 0 ) [D . E F F E C T O F F ] , [ BL K&WHT] [ HIGH QUALITY], [ ST ANDARD PLA Y] , [ LONG PLA Y]  Approximat e recording times with a brand n ew DVD-R disc are as follows: XP: 20 minute s, SP: 30 minutes, LP: 60 minutes .  Recording in LP mode gives you a longer recordin g time; however , depending on the condi tion of the disc (l ong ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 39

    39 E Advanced Functions Recording Programs Recording P rograms Us ing th e R eco rdin g Progra ms T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Auto The camcor der adjusts f ocus, exp osure and other set tings automat ically , allowing you to just point and sh oot. Portrait The camcorder uses a la rge aperture, achiev ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 40

    40 Selecting the Recording Program T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des ( 1 1 ) . Move the mode switch between the recording categories. Automatic mode Select [ PROGRAM AE], [ SHUTTER-PRIO. AE], [ APE RTURE-PRIO. AE] Select [ PORTRAIT], [ SPORTS], [ NIGHT], [ SNOW], [ BEACH], [ SUNSET], [ SPO TLIGHT], [ FIREWORKS] T o ...

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    41 E Advanced Functions Recording Programs If the opti mal exposure cannot be obtained , try the fol lowing actions .  Manually adju st the exposure ( 43).  Change the meter ing method ( 4 3). Using the Shutter-Priority AE Mode Y ou ca n select a shutt er speed, and the c amcorder auto matically se ts the aperture sett ing most appropri ate f ...

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    42 Using the Aperture-Priority AE Mode Y ou ca n select an apert ure value, and t he camcorder aut omaticall y sets the shutter spe ed most appropri ate for the subj ect. Use low ap erture values ( large apert ure) to blur the background for a por trait, o r high ap erture va lues (small apertur e) to ac hieve a b road depth of fie ld for record in ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 43

    43 E Advanced Functions More Recording Op tions More Recording Options Manually Adjusting the Exposure Adjust the exposure whe n a subject is underexp osed (for examp le, when ba cklit subjec ts appear too dar k in the image) or overexpose d (for example , when recording subjects under ver y strong light a nd they appear too bright or g laring in t ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 44

    44 Manually Adjusting the F ocus Autofocus ma y not work well on the following s ubjects. In s uch case, focus manually . T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Mode switch: 1. Adjust the zoom. 2. Press ( ). “MF” appears. 3. Adjust ( ) the focus as required until the image appears focused. Pressing ( ) agai ...

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    45 E Advanced Functions More Recording Op tions Changing the A utofocus Mode Y ou c an change the AF (aut ofocus) fr ame selection mod e. T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Options * Except for the [ FIREWORKS] recording program. Select ( ) the autofocus mode. 9 Point AiAF Mode switch: * Depending on the sh ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 46

    46 Using the Self Timer T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . : Set the camco rder in record pause mod e. “ ” appears. : Press . The camcorder starts re cording after a 10-s econd countdown. Th e countdown appear s on the scr een. : Press , first halfway to activate the autofocus and then fully to record t ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 47

    47 E Advanced Functions More Recording Op tions Setting the W hite Balance Y ou c an choose one of the preset sett ings to repro duce colors more ac curately , or set a custom white ba lance to obtain the setting best suited to you r specific reco rding conditions . T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Mode s ...

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    48  Custom white b alance may prov ide better resu lts in the follow ing cases: - Changing light ing conditi ons -C l o s e - u p s - Subjects in a si ngle color (sky , sea or f orest) - Under mercury lamps and certain ty pes of fluor escent lights ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 49

    49 E Advanced Functions More Recording Op tions Applying Image Enhancing Effects Y ou can recor d with di fferent color s aturation and contr ast effects. T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Mode switch: Options * T o set the cust om image effect when you s elect [ CUSTOM]: 1. Press ( ) and select ( ) the cu ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 50

    50 Using the Digital Ef fects [ F ADER] Faders Begin or end scenes with a fade to or fro m black. Y ou can preview th e effect on the display . [ EFFECT] Effect s Add flavor to your recordings . Sound will be record ed normally . Y ou c an preview the ef fect on the display . [ MUL TI-S] Multi-Image Screen ( 51) Captures mo ving subject s as a sequ ...

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    51 E Advanced Functions More Recording Op tions Setting * Y ou can preview the effect on the screen before pressing ( ). ** The selected effect icon app ears. Applying 1. Press to activate the fader/e ffect. • T o fa de in, press before you start recor ding, then press to start re cording. • T o fade out, press while recording , then press to p ...

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    52 Setting “ ” appears. Applying 1. Press to capture the images. 2. Press to record the multi-image screen displayed. Digital Effects icon MULTI -S Press ( ) () S.SPE ED , ( ) Desired t ransition speed () S.SPL IT , ( ) Desired n umber of images Press ( ) FUNC. FUNC. D.EFFEC TS Start/S top ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 53

    53 E Advanced Functions More Recording Op tions Selecting the Size and Quality of Still Ima ges S till image s are recorded on the disc using the JPEG (Join t Photograph ic Experts Group) compression. As a general ru le select a la rger image siz e for higher q uality . T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Op ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 54

    54 Editing Fu nctions Editing the Scenes (D VD-RW in VR mode only) Creating a Playlist Create a playlist to easil y edit your mo vies (for examp le, change the order in which the scenes you reco rded will be p layed back or ed it scenes inclu ding only th e best parts and cutting out the rest) witho ut affecting your original reco rdings. After yo ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 55

    55 Editing Functions Editing the Scenes (DVD-RW in VR mode on ly) E Deleting Scenes Y ou ca n delete those scene s that you are not in terested in keepi ng. Remember that whe n you delete sce nes in the pla ylist, you d o not affect your orig inal record ings; Howev er , when you delet e an original re cording, it will be deleted also from the pl a ...

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    56 * When you are deleting the playlist, this menu option will be replaced by [PLA YLST ALL DEL]. Dividing a Scene Y ou c an divide your re cordings in or der to leave onl y the best parts and later cut out the rest. Remember th at when you divide scenes in the playlist, you do not af fect your origin al recordin gs. Photomovie scenes and scen es c ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 57

    57 Editing Functions Disc Options E Disc Options Protecting the Disc Y ou c an protect the who le disc to pre vent the accide ntal erasure of i mportant recording s. Initializ ing the dis c ( 57) will permanentl y erase all recordings, e ven if the di sc is protecte d. T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Dis ...

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    58 Changing the Disc Title Before you fi nalize your d isc, you can gi ve it a title. The disc title wi ll be displaye d on the index screen when playing t he finalized di sc in most DVD playe rs. T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operatin g Modes (1 1 ) . * Select one character at a time and press ( ) to add it to the title. Selec ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 59

    59 Editing Functions St ill Image Options E Stil l Image Options Erasing Still Ima ges Be careful when erasin g images. Eras ed images c annot be recov ered. S till images on a protected disc cannot be erased. Erasing a Single Image T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Disc type: DVD-R W initialized in VR mod ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 60

    60 Con v er ting Still Ima ges into Photomo vie Scenes S till images a re recorded usin g JPEG compression , but a DVD player on ly recognizes the MPEG stan dard. Thus, to pla y back your still imag es with your DVD pl ayer , first you ne ed to create a Pho tomovie sce ne – a slide show of all still image s on the disc, where each image will be d ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 61

    61 Disc Finalization E Disc Finaliza tion Pre paring your Disc f or Playing on a D VD Play er – [FINALIZE] T o play the dis c you recorded on a DVD player, a computer’s DVD dri ve or other digi tal device, you ne ed to finalize it first. Y ou do not need to final ize the disc to play back you r recordings with the camcor der connecte d to the T ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 62

    62 Finalizing the Disc The length of the finalizat ion process de pends on the sce nes recorded a nd the remaining free space on the di sc. * During the disc finalization a progress bar is disp layed. Close the menu only after the screen display returns to the [DISC OPERA TIONS] menu. When using a finalized di sc, the finalizat ion mark will appear ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 63

    63 Disc Finalization E R ecording Additional Mo vies on a Finalized Disc – [UNFINALIZE] Y ou c an record ad ditional movi es after the fin alization by unfinaliz ing an alread y finalize d DVD-RW disc in VIDEO mode. Disc type: DVD-RW i nitialized in VIDEO mode.  Be sure to unf inalize the di sc in normal room temperat ures. If the procedure wa ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 64

    64 External C onnection s Connecti ng to a TV and VCR Playing Back on a TV Screen Selecting the T ype of TV T o change th e operating mode, refer to About the Operating Mo des (1 1 ) . Before co nnecting the camc order , select the [TV TYPE] set ting according t o the TV set to which you will c onnect the camcorde r - [WIDE TV]: TV set s with 16:9 ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 65

    65 External Connections Connecting to a TV and VCR E R ecording to a V CR Y ou c an copy your rec ordings by connec ting the camc order to a VCR or a digi tal video device. For a c onnection di agram showing how to connect the c amcorder to a VCR se e the previous section Play ing Back on a TV S creen (6 4 ) . T o change th e operating mode, refer ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 66

    66 Trouble? Troubleshooting If you have a pr oblem with you r camcorder, refer to this checkl ist. Consult yo ur dealer or a Canon Service Cen ter if the problem persist s. Power Source Recording/Playback Problem Solution • Camcorder will not turn on. • The camcorder switches off by itself. • The disc compartment cover will not open. • LCD/ ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 67

    67 T rouble? E Recording • The disc’s rotation can be faintly heard. • Occasionally the operation sound can be heard. The disc is activated from time to time. This is not a malfunction. – After using the camcorder for a long time the lights up in red. This is not a malfunction. Turn the camcorder off and let it cool for a while before resum ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 68

    68 Playback/Editing Problem Solution Pressing the playback button does not start playback. Check that the disc contains recorded scenes. – Load a disc. 22 Set the camcorder to . 28 Y ou may not be able to play with this camcorder discs recorded or edited with other DVD recorders or computer DVD drives. – If using a single-sided disc, check that ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 69

    69 T rouble? E Playing Back the Disc in an External DVD Device External D VD device r efers to DVD players , DVD reco rders, comput er ’s DVD drives and other digital d evices. List of Messages Problem Solution There is a brief stop between scenes. Depending on the DVD player, there might be a very short stop between scenes during playback. – D ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 70

    70 CANNOT DIVIDE THE SCENE Photomovie scenes cannot be divided. 60 Y ou may not b e able to divide very short scenes. – Scenes cannot be divided when the disc already contains 999 scenes. – Y ou may not b e able to further divide scenes shorter than 5 seconds that were created by dividing a previous scene. – DISC IS FINALIZED CANNOT RECORD Y ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 71

    71 Do’ s & Don’ts E Do’s & Don’ts Handling Precautions Camcorder  Do not subjec t the camcorde r to vibrati ons or strong impacts while the DISC acc ess indicato r is on or flas hing. The data may n ot be correct ly recorded o n the disc, an d the recording ma y be permanentl y lost.  Do not touc h the pick up le ns.  Do no ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 72

    72  Although th e battery p ack’s oper ating temperat ure range is fro m 0 ° C to 40 ° C (32 ° F to 104 ° F), the optimal range is from 10 ° C to 30 ° C (50 ° F to 86 ° F) . At cold temperatu res, perfor mance will t emporarily decline. Warm it in your pock et before use.  Replace th e battery pa ck if the usable time after full cha ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 73

    73 Do’ s & Don’ts E Maintenance/Others Storage  If you do not i ntend to use the camc order for a long time, store it in a pl ace free of dust, in low h umidity , and at t emperatures not higher than 30 ° C (86 ° F). Cleaning Camcorder Body  Use a soft, dry clot h to clean the c amcorder body . Never use che mically tre ated cloth o ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 74

    74 Condensation may form in the following cases: How to avoid condensation:  Do not expo se the camcorde r to sudden or ex treme changes in temperatu re.  Unload the di sc, place th e camcorder in an airtight plastic bag and l et it adjust to temperatu re changes slo wly before remo ving it from the bag. When condensation is detected:  The ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 75

    75 Additional Information E Addition al Informatio n System Dia gram (Availa bility dif fers fr om area to ar ea) BP-208 Battery Pack CG-300 Battery Charger STV -250N Stereo Video Cable CA-570 Compact Power Adapter SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist S trap Shoulder S trap BP-208 Battery Pack TV VCR Mini DVD Disc DVD-R/RW DVD player/ recorder Mi ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 76

    76 Optional Accessories Call or vi sit your local re tailer/de aler for genuine Canon video accessories. Y ou can also obtain genuin e accessories for your Canon camcor der by cal ling: 1-800- 828-4040, Canon U.S.A. Infor mation Center . Battery Packs When you need ext ra battery packs, sel ect only the BP-20 8 battery pack. CG-300 Battery Charger ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 77

    77 Additional Information E WS-20 Wrist S trap Use this for extr a additi onal prot ection fo r active shoot ing. SC-2000 Sof t Carrying Case A handy camcorde r bag with padded compartments and plent y of space for accessor ies. Product Codes Provided Access ories CA-570 Co mpact Power Adapter 8468A002AA BP-208 Batter y Pack 0802B002AA STV -250N St ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 78

    78 Specifications DC100 System Disc Recording System Video: DVD-VIDEO (VIDEO mode) DVD-VR (VR mode) only with 8 cm DVD -RW Video Co mpression: MPEG2 Audio Compr ession: Dolby Digi tal 2ch S till Images: Exif 2.2 complia nt with JPEG compression T elevision Sy stem EIA standar d (525 lines, 60 fi elds) NTSC color sig nal Image Sensor 1/6-inch CCD, a ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 79

    79 Additional Information E CA-570 Comp act Power Adapter BP-208 Battery Pack Weight and dimension s are approxi mate. Errors and omissions ex cepted. Subjec t to change withou t notice. Power supply 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 17 W Rated output 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A Operating temperature 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) Dimensions 52 x 90 ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 80

    80 Index 16:9 scre en ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 9 Point AiA F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 A Abroad, u sing the camcorde r . . . . . . . . 74 Auto (rec ording program) . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Auto slow s hutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Av ( recording program) . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 A V OUT te rminal ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 81

    81 E Additional Information Recording - Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recording - S till images . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Recording data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Recording programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Recording reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 RES ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 82

    82 CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQ UIPMENT LIMITED W ARRANTY FOR THE UNITED ST A TE S The warranty set fo rward below is given by Canon U.S .A., Inc. with respect to eq uipment purchased in the United States. The limited warrant y is only effective upon prese ntation of your Bi ll of Sale or other pr oof of purchase. Canon consum er DVD equipmen t ...

  • Canon DC100 - page 83

    83 E Additional Information CANON CONSUMER DIGIT AL VIDEO EQ UIPMENT LIMITED W ARRANTY The limited warrant y set forth below is given by Canon Canada Inc. (“Canon Canada”) with r espect to Canon DVD equipment purchased in Canada. This li mited warranty is only effective upon present ation of a bill of sale or other proof of purchase for this Ca ...

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