User manual CANON MVX300

[. . . ] PUB. DIE-221 English Digital Video Camcorder Instruction Manual English Introduction Basic Functions Advanced Functions Editing Mini Digital Video Cassette Using a Memory Card Direct Printing Please read also the following instruction manual. · Digital Video Software PUB. DIE-219 Digital Video Software Version 15 / Version 16 Instruction Manual E Transferring Images This instruction manual explains how to install the software, connect the camcorder to a computer, and download images from a memory card to a computer. For more detailed operational instructions, refer to the PDF format manual provided on the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows or DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh. If you are using Windows operating system, use the supplied DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Windows. [. . . ] We recommend using a Canon SD Memory Card, or a SD Memory Card with a transfer rate of more than 2 MB/sec. , right after you have formatted it with this camcorder. With memory cards not formatted with this camcorder, or when recording/erasing has been repeatedly performed, the writing speed may be lower and recording may stop. You can select the focusing point when recording a movie on the memory card. Users of Windows XP: When you plan to connect the camcorder to a computer using a USB cable, keep the length of one movie shorter than approx. The recording time varies according to the movie size, the recoding condition and the subjects. 101 Using a Memory Card Screen Displays during Movie Recording Image Size Indicates the movie size. Remaining Card Capacity for Movies Indicates the remaining time in hours and minutes. At less than 1 minute, the remaining time will be displayed in 10 second-steps, at less than 10 seconds in 1 second-steps. · The indication varies depending on the recording condition. The actual remaining time may be longer or shorter than indicated. Card Access Display " " appears and " " moves to indicate that the camcorder is writing on the memory card. Movie recording time Indicates the recording time of the movie. 102 Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder CAMERA PLAY (VCR) CARD CAMERA CARD PLAY 1. Press the start/stop button when the scene you wish to record appears. Press the start/stop button to stop recording. E Recording from Other Video Devices You can record movies from devices connected via the AV terminal (analog line-in function), or via the DV terminal on a memory card. For connecting instructions, refer to page 34 and 79. CAMERA PLAY (VCR) CARD CAMERA CARD PLAY 1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode. · If a cassette is loaded, make sure the tape is stopped. · When recording via the AV terminal, make sure that "AV DV" is displayed on the screen. When recording via the DV terminal, make sure that "AV DV" is not displayed. Change the setting as necessary ( 85). 2. Connected device: Load a recorded cassette and play back the tape. Press the start/stop button when the scene you wish to record appears. Press the start/stop button to stop recording. When recording from a tape in the camcorder or other video devices: A movie recorded from an image in widescreen mode will be vertically compressed. The data code of the movie will reflect the date and time it has been recorded on the memory card. 103 Using a Memory Card Selecting the Focusing Point The subject you wish to record is not always in the center of the screen. In the FocusPriority mode, you can choose from one of three focusing points to automatically put the subject you wish into sharp focus. [. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]