User manual CANON MVX40I

[. . . ] Using this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon MVX45i/MVX40i/MVX40. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. E Symbols and References Used in This Manual : Precautions related to the camcorder operation. Capital letters are used to refer to buttons on the camcorder or the wireless controller. Please note that the illustrations mainly refer to the MVX45i. Introduction Operating modes (see below) Menu item showing at its default position Button and switches to be operated About the Operating Modes The operating modes are determined by the position of the POWER switch and the TAPE/CARD switch. [. . . ] You can also connect via the S-video terminal ( 43). VIDEO L AUDIO R Signal flow STV-250N Stereo Video Cable (supplied) Recording CAMERA PLAY (VCR) CARD CAMERA CARD PLAY 1. Press the REC PAUSE button. In record pause mode and during recording, you can check the picture on the screen. 4. Press the / button when the scene you wish to record appears. Recording starts. 6. Press the · Press the · Press the / / button to stop recording. button to pause recording. Connected device: Stop playback. 106 Recording the Input Video on a Memory Card The size of the still image recorded on the memory card will be 640 x 480. The still image quality and the movie size can be selected. CAMERA PLAY (VCR) CARD CAMERA CARD PLAY E 1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode. If a cassette is loaded, make sure that the tape is stopped. 2. Select [AV DV/ ] (MVX45i) or [AV DV] (MVX40i), set it to [ON] and press the MENU button. Select the still image quality symbol followed by a setting option and press the FUNC. Select the movie size symbol followed by a setting option and press the FUNC. Connected device: Load a recorded cassette and play back the tape. When recording a still image: 5. Press the PHOTO button halfway when the scene you wish to record appears. · The still image, remaining image capacity and other information appear. · When you press the PHOTO button on the wireless controller, recording starts immediately. 6. Press the start/stop button when the scene you wish to record appears. Pressing the start/stop button again stops recording. When connecting to a TV/Video with SCART terminal, use a SCART adapter with input capability (commercially available). Depending on the signal sent from the connected device, dubbing may not work properly (e. g. signals that include copyright protective signals or anomalous signals such as ghost signals). An image recorded from an image in widescreen mode will be vertically compressed. The data code of the still image will reflect the date and time it has been recorded on the memory card. 107 DV Dubbing You can input video from other digital video devices via the DV terminal, and record the input video on the tape in the camcorder. You can also record the input video as a movie or still image on a memory card. Connecting Refer also to the instruction manual of the connected device. Digital video device (e. g. camcorder) Signal flow Commercially available DV cable Dubbing CAMERA PLAY (VCR) CARD CAMERA CARD PLAY 1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode and load a blank cassette. If "AV DV" is displayed, change the setting ( 72). 2. [. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]