Additional
Instruction Manual
DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER
Information
Important Usage Instructions
~ Basic Recording ~
Contents
~ When Making Manual Adjustments ...~
~ Preparations ~
Getting started
Thank you for Choosing a Canon
Introducing the MV4/MV4i/MV4i MC
Finding Your Way Around the Camera
SCAN
Mastering the Basics
MOVIE
Mastering the Basics
4. Connect the DC coupler to the adapter
Powering Your Camcorder
2. Connect the power cable to the adapter
3. Plug the power cable into a mains outlet
Charging and attaching the battery packs
2. Attach the battery pack to the power adapter
3. Take the battery pack off the adapter and attach it to the camera
4. Remove the battery pack after use
Operating temperature range
Specifications
Power supply
Power consumption
5. Click the cover back into place
1. Make sure that you have attached a power source
Loading a Cassette
3. Load or unload the cassette
REC SAVE REC SAVE
Protecting tapes from accidental erasure
Handling cassettes
Cassette memory
To record
Basic Recording
2. Load a cassette
Before you start recording
When you have finished recording
3. Slide the program selector to
4. Press and release the start/stop button once to begin recording
5. Press and release the start/stop button again to pause recording
About all 3 extended recording modes
Recording times this example uses an 80-minute tape
Changing the recording mode
About SP and LP modes
169 Widescreen TV recording
Confirmation/Warning beeps
About the POWER dial lock lever
40⋅ digital zoom
Zooming
10⋅ optical zoom
Changing the angle of the LCD screen
Using the LCD Screen
Open the LCD screen
About the LCD Screen
Adjusting the LCD screen
Allowing the subject to monitor recording
2. Load the cassette 3. Press the e play button to start playback
Playing Back a Cassette
Rewind playback
Other playback modes
Playback pause
Fast forward playback
Slow Reverse Playback
Frame Advance
Frame Reverse
Slow Forward Playback
Built-in speaker
Attaching the DU-300 Docking Unit
1. Make sure that the camera is switched off
Connections for Playback on a TV Screen
2. Align the terminals of the docking unit and the camera
S-video terminal output
Specifications
Dimensions
Weight
S-150 S-video Cable STV-250N Stereo Video Cable
If your TV or VCR has an S S1 -video input terminal
VIDEO
If your TV or VCR has audio/video input terminals
Composition
Tips for Making Better Videos
Using a tripod
Holding the camera
Pan Tilt
Picture angle
Camera moves
Long shot Medium shot Close-up
Turning the Image Stabilizer Off
2 PLAY MENU PLAY VCR MV4i and MV4i MC VCR
Using the Menus
2 C.REC MENU CARD
MV4i MC only
MV4i MC
POWER
POWER
MV4i
3. Turn the SELECT dial and move the arrow to the desired submenu
1. Turn the POWER dial to the appropriate setting
7. Turn the SELECT dial and move the arrow to the desired setting
2. Press the MENU button to open the menu
q Digital effects submenu
e Camera set up submenu
List of Menus
2 CAM. MENU
y System submenu
r VCR set up submenu
t Display set up submenu
2 PLAY MV4i and MV4i MC VCR MENU
q Digital effects submenu
w VCR set up submenu
e Card set up submenu MV4i MC only
t Display set up submenu
y System submenu
w Camera set up submenu
e Card set up submenu
2 C. REC MENU MV4i MC only
q-1 Card operations submenu when playing back a single image
r Display set up submenu
6Mirror mode
@0Wireless controller
e Display set up submenu
q-2 Card operations submenu when displaying an index screen
w VCR set up submenu
o Record mode
Inserting batteries
Using the Wireless Controller/Tally Lamp
When Operating 2 Canon DV Camcorders Remote Sensor Mode
Press and hold the REMOTE SET button on the wireless controller
Turning off the tally lamp
If your wireless controller isn’t working
Setting the time zone/daylight saving time
Setting the Date and Time
1. Open the menu and select SYSTEM 2. Select T.ZONE/DST
4. Close the menu
Page
Setting the clock
5. Press the MENU button when finished, and to start the clock
1. Open the menu and select SYSTEM 2. Select D/TIME SET
4. Set the month, day, hours, and minutes in the same way
3. Press the start/stop button to begin recording
Recording in Progressive Scan Mode
1. Set the POWER dial lock lever to the 22 position
2. Turn the POWER dial to P.SCAN
Taking Still Pictures to a Cassette
2. Press the PHOTO button fully down to take the still picture
1. Press the PHOTO button halfway down and hold it
Record review
Searching and Reviewing While Recording
Record search
Availability of functions in each recording program
Using the Various Recording Programs
4. Press the SELECT dial in to select the desired program
1. Slide the program selector to Q program AE mode
2. Press the SELECT dial in to display the program menu
3. Turn the SELECT dial to move the arrow up or down the display
Portrait
Easy Recording
Auto
Sports
Low Light
Spotlight
Sand & Snow
Availability of digital effects by mode
Using Digital Effects
You cannot operate digital effects while photo/date searching
Scroll SCROLL
Faders
Fade Trigger FADE-T
Wipe WIPE
Sepia SEPIA
Effects
Art ART
Black and White BLK & WHT
6. Close the menu
5. Select the desired setting
1. Open the menu and select D.EFFECTS 2. Select D.E.SELECT
3. Select FADER
8. Press the D.EFFECTS ON/OFF button
8. If you’re in MOVIE or
If you’re in PLAY MV4i
3. Select EFFECT
4. Select M.S. SPEED
Using the Multi-Image Screen
5. Select the desired setting 6. Select M.S. SPLIT
3. Select MULTI-S
9. Push the D.EFFECTS ON/OFF button
7. Select the desired setting 8. Close the menu
MV4i/MV4i MC only
Audio Recording
Selecting the audio mode
External microphone and headphones
Wind screen
1. Attach the microphone to the adapter bracket
2. Attach the adapter bracket to the docking unit
3. Connect the microphone
2. Press the start/stop button
Setting the Self-Timer
1. Press the self-timer button on the body of the camera or
the SELF TIMER button on the wireless controller
2. Press a PHOTO button on the camera body or the wireless controller
Exposure lock
Adjusting Exposure Manually
Exposure adjustment
5. Press the SELECT dial in to select the desired shutter speed
1. Make sure the camera is set the Q program AE mode
3. Open the menu and select CAM.SET UP 4. Select SHUTTER
2. Press the SELECT dial in and choose AUTO from the program menu
Recommended shutter speeds when shooting
Guidelines for shooting using high shutter speeds
Manual focus
Adjusting Focus Manually
Focus lock
5. Close the menu
Setting the White Balance
1. Make sure the camera is set to the Q program AE mode
2. Open the menu and select CAM.SET UP 3. Select WHITE BAL
Subjects with one dominant colour, such as sky, sea or forest
Selecting date/time
Displaying Date, Time and Camera Data Data Code
Setting the data code
Six-second auto date
1. Press the SEARCH SELECT button to choose between photo/date search
Searching the Tape Photo Search/Date Search
Returning to a Pre-Marked Position
2. Start to play it back while you monitor the picture on the TV
Editing to a VCR
1. Connect the camera to the VCR
2. Prepare the TV and VCR
2. Prepare the other device
3. Turn the camera’s POWER dial to PLAY and load a recorded cassette
Dubbing with Digital Video Equipment
1. Connect the camera and the other digital device
2. Prepare the other device
3. Turn the camera’s POWER dial to VCR and load a blank cassette
MV4i and MV4i MC
1. Connect the camera and the other digital device
6. Stop playback on the other device
2. Press the camera’s REC PAUSE button
4. Press the pause button
SS1-VIDEO
1. Connect the camcorder to the VCR 2. Prepare the device
3. Turn the camera’s POWER dial to VCR and load a blank cassette
OUTPUT
6. Stop playback on the other device
2. Press the REC PAUSE button
Dubbing
4. Press the pause button
Insert end point
The playback tape
Before inserting The tape in the camera After inserting
The tape in the camera
1. Connect the camcorder to the VCR 2. Prepare the VCR and TV
The tape in the MV4i/MV4i MC
The playback tape
6. To stop inserting, press the STOP button of the MV4i/MV4i MC
3. Press the A/V INSERT button
4. Play back the cassette in the VCR
5. To start inserting, press the PAUSE button of the MV4i/MV4i MC
To connect an external microphone
Audio Dubbing
For MV4 For MV4i/MV4i MC
STOP +
2. Press AUDIO DUB
3. Press the PAUSE button
AUDIO
You can not use the DV terminal while adding sound
i. e. CD player
For MV4i/MV4i MC For MV4
To connect other audio equipment
To connect an external microphone
3. Select AUDIO IN or MIC. IN and close the menu
1. Open the menu and select VCR SET UP 2. Select AUDIO DUB
5. Press AUDIO DUB
1. Choose the output
Setting the Audio Mix
Selecting audio output channels
1. Load a tape recorded with multiple-channel audio
Connecting to a PC
SD Memory Card SDC-8M
Memory Card Introduction -MV4i MC only
You can do the following with a memory
card
Inserting and removing the memory card
1. Turn the POWER dial to OFF
3. Insert straight or remove the memory card
4. Close the cover
The number of pixels is 640 ⋅ 480 VGA in both FINE and STANDARD modes
1 CONTINUOUS
2 RESET
File numbers
MV4i MC only
Using
Turning the shutter sound off
a Memory Card
1. Set the POWER dial lock lever to the 22 position
Recording Still Images to a Memory Card
3. Press the PHOTO button halfway and hold it
4. Press the PHOTO button fully down to record the still picture
50 Number of images that can
Backup battery 129
Remaining battery power 127
Image quality
1. Play back the cassette
Recording an Image from a Cassette as a Still Image
2. Prepare the other device
Recording from Another DV Device as a Still Image
1. Connect the camera to the other digital device
1. Start playback on the other device
There are 3 ways to view still images
Viewing Still Images
Single Image
MV4i MC only
1. With an image in the display, press the INDEX SCREEN button
With an image in the display, press and hold the CARD +/- button
With an image in the display, press the SLIDE SHOW button
To stop the slide show, press the SLIDE SHOW button
Marking a still image for printing Print Mark
Settings of the Still Image recorded to memory card
MV4i MC only
Preventing accidental erasure Protect
CARD PHOTO REVIEW
2. Select PROTECT and press the SELECT dial in
2. Select IMAGE ERASE and press the SELECT dial in
3. Select YES and press the SELECT dial in
2. Select IMAGE ERASE and press the SELECT dial in
2. Select PRINT MARK and press the SELECT dial in
File Operation FILE OPER
2. Select PROTECT and press the SELECT dial in
1. With an image in the display, press the INDEX SCREEN button
Preventing Accidental Erasure Protect
2. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 3. Select \PROTECT
4. Press the SELECT dial in
4. Press the SELECT dial in
Marking a Still Image for Printing Print Mark
2. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 3. Select \PRINT MARK
1. With an image in the display, press the INDEX SCREEN button
3. Select YES and press the SELECT dial in
1. With an image in the display, open the menu and select CARD OPER
2. Select PRINT MARKS ALL ERASE
Using
4. Select SINGLE
Erasing Still Images
1. Select the image you want to erase
2. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 3. Select IMAGE ERASE
4. Select YES and press the SELECT dial in
5. Select YES and press the SELECT dial in
1. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 2. Select IMAGE ERASE
3. Select ALL
Select from 3 types of Card Mix effects
Combining Images and Recording Them to a Cassette Card Mix
Availability of Card Mix by mode
MV4i MC only
3. Select MIX TYPE
Mix level
1. Open the menu and select \CARD MIX
8. Press the MIX button
4. Select the desired setting
5. Select MIX LEVEL 6. Adjust the mix level
7. Close the menu
MV4i MC only
Copying Still Images from a Cassette
2. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 3. Select COPY
4. Select EXECUTE
6. Press the 3 button when your desired images have finished copying
Copying Memory Card Still Images to a Cassette
3. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 4. Select COPY
5. Select EXECUTE
4. Select YES
Formatting a Memory Card
1. Open the menu and select CARD OPER 2. Select FORMAT
3. Select EXECUTE
2001 MultiMediaCard
Other Information and Precautions
Memory card operating precautions
Memory Cards confirmed to operate with this camcorder as of September
Sample images
Card chroma key
Operating temperature range
Card luminance key
Camera chroma key
SD Memory Card Specifications
Fasten the grip belt
Preparing the Camera
Adjust the viewfinder
Prepare the lens cap
Charging and recording times
Notes on Using the Batteries
How much power is left?
Storing the battery pack
When to recharge
Taking care of the battery pack
Keep the terminals clean
Cautions
DANGER
Installing the backup battery
Treat the battery pack with care
Do not point the lens or viewfinder at strong light sources
Maintenance
Avoid high temperatures and high humidity
Avoid sudden changes in temperature
Camera body and lens
Maintenance
Storage
Viewfinder
TV playback
Using the camera abroad
Power sources
Video heads
What you should do
What happens when condensation is detected
Condensation
Protecting the camera from condensation
? The start/stop button doesn’t work
Troubleshooting
Problem ? Nothing happens when I press the buttons
? The camera turned itself off
Recording/Playback Contd
Problem
? There’s no picture on the TV screen, even though the tape is moving
Problem ? The memory card will not insert
? Nothing happens when I press the buttons
? The playback picture is rough with mosaic-like noise
? The camera becomes warm during use
Problem ? The wireless controller doesn’t work
? The power indicator is flashing ? The camera malfunctions
? The PHOTO button doesn’t work ? The image cannot be erased
PC Card Adapter
Car Battery Adapter
CA-410 Compact
Digital Device
BP-915
Optional Accessories
BP-400 Series Battery Packs
Maximum recording time
SA-1 Adapter Bracket
CB-400 Car Battery Adapter
VL-10Li Battery Video Light
CD-300 Digital Printer
SC-1000 Soft Carrying Case
Turning off the LCD screen displays
Screen Displays
MV4i and MV4i MC
exposure level
Brighter than standard
exposure level
Darker than standard
Memory Card Displays MV4i MC only
9/99
Time Code
Recording reminder
SET THE TIME ZONE DATE AND TIME
REC MODE
AUDIO MODE
Caution phrases
CARD FULL
PRINT MARK ERROR
HEADS DIRTY
NO CARD NO IMAGES
Minimum illumination 3.5 lx using the low light program
Specifications
Power Supply rated 7.4 V DC
Power Consumption while recording with the AF turned on
1 7/8 ⋅ 41/8 ⋅ 3 3/8 in Weight 390 g 13 3/4 oz
BP-406 Battery Pack
Operating temperature range
0-40C 32-104F Dimensions 48 ⋅ 106 ⋅ 86 mm
Index
Protect
Page
Then select it from
Menu at a Glance
First make sure the POWER dial
Function
Then select it from
POWER dial is set to
Function
First make sure the
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