User manual CANON IMAGEPROGRAF 6100 BROCHURE

[. . . ] TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY. CAUTION: DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG FROM THE SUPPLY SOCKET WHEN NOT IN USE. The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device. [. . . ] For the red-eye reduction function to be effective, the subject needs to look at the assist lamp. The degree of reduction depends on the distance and on each individual. The flash will not fire in the following cases: - When you manually adjust the exposure in (auto) or (red-eye reduction) mode. The flash mode cannot be selected when the exposure is locked. We do not recommend using the flash when the optional Wide-converter or Tele-converter is attached; its shadow can appear on the screen. About the AF-Assist Lamp: While you press PHOTO halfway, if the subject is too dark the assist lamp may light up briefly in order to enable the camcorder to focus more accurately (AF-assist lamp). You can also set [AF AST LAMP] to [ OFF] so the assist lamp does not light up. - The camcorder may not be able to focus even if the AF-assist lamp is on. 8) Options (auto) Default value The flash fires automatically according to the brightness of the subject. (red-eye reduction, auto) The assist lamp lights up to reduce the red-eye effect. The flash fires automatically according to the brightness of the subject. (flash off) The flash does not fire. 1 If the joystick guide does not appear 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward . on screen, press ( ) to display it. To avoid changing the level by mistake, after you manually adjust the audio recording level be sure to press ( ) to hide the joystick guide. When the mode switch is set to , the camcorder will adjust the audio level automatically. We recommend using headphones ( 28) to check the sound level while adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator is activated. 1 If the joystick guide does not appear 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward on screen, press ( ) to display it. · If [ MIC] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display the joystick guide in the illustration above. · The manual adjustment icon will appear to the left of the audio level indicator and the manual adjustment bar (green) will appear below it. Manual audio level adjustment Audio level indicator Audio level adjustment bar Displaying the Audio Level Indicator Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. With the procedure below, you can display the audio level indicator also when the audio level is adjusted automatically or during playback. POINTS TO CHECK ( 8) Other Functions 61 OTHER MICROPHONES FUNC. ( 21) FUNC. MENU DISPLAY SETUP/ AUDIO LEVEL You can also use commercially available microphones not compatible with the advanced accessory shoe, by connecting the external microphone to the MIC terminal. Use commercially available condenser microphones with their own power supply and a cable no longer than 3 m. You can connect almost any stereo microphone with a 3. 5 mm plug but the audio recording level may vary. FUNC. ON Using an External Microphone When recording in very quiet surroundings, the built-in microphone may pick up the sound of the camcorder's internal machinery. In such case, we recommend using an external microphone. MICROPHONES COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADVANCED ACCESSORY SHOE You can attach to the advanced accessory shoe on the camcorder an optional DM-50 Directional Stereo Microphone or any commercially available microphone compatible with the advanced accessory shoe. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the microphone. [. . . ] 211, 000 dots Viewfinder 0. 27 in. , wide, TFT color, approx. 123, 000 dots Microphone Stereo electret condenser microphone Lens f=6. 1-61 mm, F/1. 8-3. 0, 10x power zoom 35 mm equivalent: Movies (16:9): 43. 6-436 mm Movies (4:3): 53. 0-530 mm Still images (LW): 43. 6-436 mm 40. 0-400 mm Still images (L, M, S): Lens Configuration 11 elements in 9 groups Filter Diameter 43 mm AF system Autofocus (TTL + external distance sensor when set to [INSTANT AF]), manual focus available Minimum Focusing Distance 1 m; 1 cm on maximum wide angle White Balance Auto white balance, preset white balance (DAYLIGHT, SHADE, CLOUDY, TUNGSTEN, FLUORESCENT, FLUORESCENT H) or custom white balance Minimum Illumination 0. 2 lx ([NIGHT] recording program, Shutter speed at 1/2) 2. 5 lx (Auto mode, Auto slow shutter [ON], Shutter speed at 1/25) Recommended Illumination More than 100 lx Image Stabilization Optical 1 You can play back with this camcorder tapes recorded in HDV standard with a Canon XL H1, XH G1 or XH A1 (both, 50i and 25F mode). Video shot with the [ HDV(PF25)] standard will be recorded on the tape as 50i. Video Recording System General Information 101 Memory Card miniSD Card2 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 848 x 480, 640 x 480 pixels Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2. 23 compliant, DPOF compliant Image Compression Method JPEG (compression: Super Fine, Fine, Normal) 2 This camcorder has been tested with miniSD cards up to 2 GB. [. . . ]