Introduction

About this Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Canon HR10. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail

to operate correctly, refer to the Troubleshooting table ( 101).

Conventions Used in this Manual

IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s operation.

NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.

POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions that apply if the function described is not available in all operating modes (the operating mode to which the camcorder should be set, the type of disc required, etc.).

: Reference page number.

The following terms are used in this manual:

“Screen” refers to the LCD and the viewfinder screen.

“Scene” refers to one movie unit from the point you press the START/STOP button to start recording until you press again to pause the recording.

The terms “photo” and “still image” are used interchangeably with the same meaning.

• The photos included in this manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera.

Menu item shown at its default position

Buttons and switches to be operated

Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are indicated within a buttonframe.

For example FUNC. .

Brackets [ ] and capital letters are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen. In menu option lists and option tables the default value is shown in boldface.

For example [ON], [OFF].

Changing the Language

Options

[DEUTSCH]

[ ROMANA]

 

[

]

[ENGLISH]

[TÜRKÇE]

 

[

]

[ESPAÑOL]

[

 

]

[

]

[FRANÇAIS]

[

 

]

[

]

[ITALIANO]

[

]

 

[

]

[POLSKI]

[

]

 

 

 

 Default value

DISPLAY SETUP

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

FUNC.

( 28)

1 Press FUNC..

2Select () the icon and press

() to open the setup menus.

3Select () [DISPLAY SETUP] and

press ().

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