Canon camcorder DC100 User Manual

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Preparations
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Time Zones
Once you have set the time zone, date and time, you do not need to reset the clock every 
time you travel to another time zone. Select the time zone referring to the date and time 
displayed on the screen.
Time Zones and Difference from GMT/UTC
Step 6: Setting the Date and Time
1. Press .
2. Select ( ) [DATE/TIME SETUP] and press ( ).
3. Select ( ) [DATE/TIME] and press ( ).
The year is displayed in orange.
4. Select ( ) the month and move ( ) to the day setting.
• The next...

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Step 7: Loading and Removing a Disc
Inserting the Disc
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
1. Move the power switch to ON to 
set the camcorder in   
mode.
2. Slide   fully in the direction of  the arrow and gently open the disc 
cover completely until it stops.
Retract the grip belt under the camcorder 
so it will not get in the way of the disc 
cover.
3. Insert the disc and press its center firmly until it clicks in place.
• Insert the disc with the recording side...

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Preparations
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A confirmation message will appear on the screen. Select ( ) [YES] and press 
( ) to start the disc initialization.
• The disc initialization will take approximately one minute. Avoid moving the camcorder while the operation is in progress.
• You can start recording movies once the record pause   indication appears.
 The disc initialization screen may not appear automatically if you operated the 
camcorder’s buttons while the disc recognition was in progress. In that case, 
initialize...

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Basic FunctionsRecor ding
Recording Movies
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
1. Open the LCD panel and the lens 
cover (move the lens cover switch 
down to  ).
2. Press  to begin  recording.
• Press   again to pause 
recording.
• While recording and immediately after  pausing, the DISC access indicator may 
go on while the scene is being recorded 
on the disc.
When you have finished recording:
1. Remove the disc.
2. Turn off the camcorder.
3. Disconnect the power...

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Basic Functions
Recording
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power switch towards MODE and release it, or move the power switch to   
and back to ON.
 About the LCD and viewfinder screen : The screens are produced using 
extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of 
the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may 
occasionally misfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots. This has no 
effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.
 When using a...

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Recording Still Images
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
1. Open the LCD panel and the lens 
cover (move the lens cover switch 
down to  ).
2. Press  halfway.
Once the focus is automatically adjusted,   will turn green and one or more AF 
frames appear.
3. Press  fully.
The DISC access indicator will flash as 
the image is being recorded.
Avoid the following actions while the disc access display   appears and while 
the DISC access indicator is on or flashing....

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Basic Functions
Recording
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Zooming
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
: In addition to the 25x optical zoom, the 1000x digital zoom is also available 
(33).
25x Optical Zoom
Move the zoom lever toward Wto zoom out (wide-
angle). Move it toward  T to zoom in (telephoto).
You can also change the zoom speed (  33). You can select one 
of three fixed zoom speeds or a variable speed that depends on 
how you operate the zoom lever: Press lightly for a slow zoom; 
press...

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Playback
Playing Back Movies
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
The scene index screen appears with the selection frame on the first scene.
1. Move ( ,  ) the selection  frame to the scene you want to 
play back. 
Press   or   to move to the next or 
previous index page.
2. Press   to begin the playback.
• Playback of the scenes recorded on the 
disc will start from the scene selected.
• When the end of the last movie recorded 
is reached, playback will stop and...

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Basic Functions
Playback
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 Slow Forward Playback /   Slow Reverse PlaybackDuring playback pause, press   or  . Repeatedly press the button to increase the 
playback speed. 
Slow playback: 1/16 o 1/8  o 1/4  o 1/2 the normal speed.
Skipping ScenesDuring normal playback, push the multi selector ( ) to skip to the beginning of the next 
scene. Push the multi selector ( ) to return to the beginning of the current scene. Repeat 
to skip to the beginning of the previous scene.
 Except for fast playback at...

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Viewing Still Images
To use the still images functions, you will need to set [STILL IMAGES] to [ON] beforehand 
(11).
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
Use the multi selector ( ) to move 
between images. 
The following may not be displayed correctly.
- Images not recorded with this camcorder.
- Images edited on or uploaded from a computer.
- Images whose file names have been changed.
 Avoid the following actions while the DISC access indicator is on or flashing....