Canon 8063B002 Table of contents, 1 Introduction, 2 Preparations, 3 Recording

Table of contents

1 Introduction 10

About this Manual 10 Conventions Used in this Manual 10

Supplied Accessories and CD-ROMs 12 Names of Parts 14

2 Preparations 20

Charging the Battery Pack 20

Preparing the Camcorder 22

Attaching the Lens Hood 22

Using the Viewfinder 22

Adjusting the Position and Brightness of

the LCD Screen 23

Grip Belt and Straps 24

Wireless Controller 25

Using a Tripod 26

Basic Operation of the Camcorder 27

Using the Touch Screen		27
Operating Modes	28
Using the Menus	29
First Time Settings	31
Setting the Date and Time 31
Changing the Language		31
Changing the Time Zone		32

Using a Memory Card 33

Memory Cards Compatible for Use with the Camcorder 33

Inserting and Removing a Memory Card 34

Selecting the Memory for the Recordings 34

Relay Recording 35 Double Slot Recording 36 Initializing the Memory 36

3 Recording 38

Recording Movies and Photos 38

Preparing to Record 38

Recording in AUTO Mode 39

Recording in n(Manual) Mode 42

Quick Start Function 44

Selecting the Video Quality (Recording

Mode) 45

Selecting the Frame Rate 46

Focus Adjustment					47
Manual Focus				47
Autofocus		48
Face Detection				49
Touch & Track				51
Zooming	52
Using the Zoom Lever or Wireless
Controller			52						7
Using the Touch Screen’s Zoom
Controls			53
Soft Zoom Control						54
Digital Tele-Converter							54
Advanced Image Stabilization								55
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Limit									56
Automatic Exposure Recording
Programs		57
Exposure Adjustment						59
Using the Manual Exposure Recording
Program			59
Exposure Compensation 60
White Balance			62
Special Scene Recording Programs									64
Image Effects			66
Self Timer	67
Audio Scenes and Other Audio
Settings	68
Audio Recording Level							69
Built-In Microphone Directionality									70
Audio Equalizer					71
Auto Wind Screen						71
Audio Mix		72
Using Headphones					73
Using the Mini Advanced Shoe								74
Using an External Microphone								75
Using the SM-V1 Surround Microphone
or DM-100 Directional Stereo
Microphone				75
Using the WM-V1 Wireless
Microphone				76
Using Commercially Available
Microphones					76
Using an External Video Light								77
Color Bars/Audio Reference Signal									78