Canon camcorder DC100 User Manual

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Advanced Functions
More Recording Options
Setting
*  You can preview the effect on the screen before pressing  ( ).
** The selected effect icon appears.
Applying
1. Press   to activate the fader/effect.
• To fade in, press   before you start recording, then press   to start recording.
• To fade out, press   while recording, then press   to  pause the recording.
2. Press   again to deactivate the fader/effect.
The camcorder retains the setting last used even if you turn off the digital effects 
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Setting
“ ” appears.
Applying 
1. Press   to capture the images.
2. Press   to record the multi-image screen displayed.
Digital Effects icon
MULT I-S
Press ( )
()
S. SPEE D, ( ) Desired transition speed
()
S . SPLI T, ( ) Desired number of images
Press ( )
F UN C.
FUN C.
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Advanced Functions
More Recording Options
Selecting the Size and Quality of Still 
Images
Still images are recorded on the disc using the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) 
compression. As a general rule select a larger image size for higher quality.
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
Options and number of still images that can be recorded on a disc:
* This number is the number of images that can be recorded on the disc; however, the 
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Editing FunctionsEditing the Scenes 
(DVD-RW in VR mode only)
Creating a Playlist
Create a playlist to easily edit your movies (for example, change the order in which the 
scenes you recorded will be played back or edit scenes including only the best parts and 
cutting out the rest) without affecting your original recordings. After you add scenes to the 
playlist you will have two types of index screens: The original index screen (for the 
original recordings) and the playlist index screen.
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Editing Functions
Editing the Scenes (DVD-RW in VR mode only)
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Deleting Scenes
You can delete those scenes that you are not interested in keeping. Remember that when 
you delete scenes in the playlist, you do not affect your original recordings; However, 
when you delete an original recording, it will be deleted also from the playlist.
Be careful when deleting original recordings. Once deleted, an original scene 
cannot be recovered.
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* When you are deleting the playlist, this menu option will be replaced by [PLAYLST ALL DEL].
Dividing a Scene
You can divide your recordings in order to leave only the best parts and later cut out the 
rest. Remember that when you divide scenes in the playlist, you do not affect your original 
recordings.
Photomovie scenes and scenes created by converting single still images ( 60) 
cannot be divided.
To change the operating mode, refer to  About the Operating Modes (11).
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Editing Functions
Disc Options
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Disc Options
Protecting the Disc
You can protect the whole disc to prevent the accidental erasure of important recordings.
Initializing the disc ( 57) will permanently erase all recordings, even if the disc is 
protected.
To change the operating mode, refer to  About the Operating Modes (11).
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR mode.
Initializing the Disc
You need to initialize a DVD-RW disc when first inserting it into the camcorder and you 
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Changing the Disc Title
Before you finalize your disc, you can give it a title. The disc title will be displayed on the 
index screen when playing the finalized disc in most DVD players.
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
* Select one character at a time and press ( ) to add it to the title. Select [BACKSPACE] and 
press ( ) to delete the last character.
DISC  OPE RATI ONS
D ISC  TITL E
Enter the title (up to 20 characters).*
SET
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Editing Functions
Still Image Options
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Still Image Options 
Erasing Still Images
Be careful when erasing images. Erased images cannot be recovered.
Still images on a protected disc cannot be erased.
Erasing a Single Image
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR mode.
Erasing a Single Image Just After Recording
You can erase the still image you recorded last, while you are reviewing the image 
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Converting Still Images into 
Photomovie Scenes
Still images are recorded using JPEG compression, but a DVD player only recognizes the 
MPEG standard. Thus, to play back your still images with your DVD player, first you need 
to create a Photomovie scene – a slide show of all still images on the disc, where each 
image will be displayed for approx. 3 seconds. 
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (11).
Converting a Single Image
Select ( ) the still image you want to...