Canon camcorder DC210 User Manual

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Other Functions
On-Screen Displays
The camcorder keeps a data code 
containing the date and time and other 
camera data (shutter speed, exposure, 
etc.) registered at the time of recording. 
You can select the data to be displayed.
Turning the On-Screen Displays On/Off
Repeatedly press   to turn the on-
screen displays on/off in the following 
sequence:, 
• All displays on
• All displays off
1
• All displays on
• Data code2 only
• All displays off
• All displays on...

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histogram skews to the right is relatively 
bright; while one whose histogram peaks 
to the left, is relatively dark.
NOTES
The histogram will appear also while reviewing 
a still image immediately after recording it.
Self Timer
POINTS TO CHECK
: Set the camcorder in record 
pause mode.
 appears.
:
Press .
The camcorder starts recording after a 
10-second countdown. The countdown 
appears on the screen.
:
Press  , first halfway to activate 
the autofocus and then fully to record 
the...

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NOTES
 
  When you apply a fader, not only the picture 
but also the sound will fade in or out. When you 
apply an effect, the sound will be recorded 
normally.
 
  The camcorder retains the setting last used 
even if you turn off the digital effects or change 
the recording program.
Setting
*  You can preview the effect on the screen.
** The icon of the selected effect appears.
Applying
1If the joystick guide does not appear 
on screen, press ( ) to display it....

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Editing Functions
Managing Scenes
Creating a Playlist
Create a playlist to easily edit your 
movies. Include in your playlist only the 
scenes you prefer or change the order in 
which they will be  played back, without 
affecting your original recordings. After 
you add scenes to the  playlist you will 
have two types of index screens: 
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
Adding Scenes to the Playlist
Options
From the original index screen, select 
( ,  ) the scene to add to...

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Moving Scenes in the Playlist
From the original index screen, press . From the playlist index screen, 
select ( ,  ) the scene to move.
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.
IMPORTANT
 
  Be careful when deleting original...

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4Select ( ) [YES] and press ( ).
NOTES
You will not be able to delete the last scene if 
after the scene was recorded you changed the 
operating mode, turned off the camcorder or 
removed the disc.
Deleting All Scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
To delete all the scenes from the original 
index screen, follow the procedure below. 
This will delete also the whole playlist. If 
you only want to delete all the scenes 
from the playlist (without affecting the 
original...

 Managing the Disc
Editing Functions
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Managing the Disc
Protecting the Disc
You can protect the whole disc to prevent 
the accidental erasure of important 
recordings. Follow the same procedure to 
remove the protection of a protected disc.
IMPORTANT
Initializing the disc ( 57) will permanently 
erase all recordings, even if the disc is 
protected.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
Initializing the Disc
You need to initialize a DVD-RW disc 
when first inserting it into the camcorder 
and...

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* Close the menu only after the screen display returns to the [DISC OPERATIONS] menu.
Changing the Disc Title
Before you finalize yo ur 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.
* You can change the title of DVD-RW discs  recorded in VR mode also after having 
finalized them.
* Only when using a DVD-RW recorded in VR  mode. With discs recorded in VIDEO mode, 
pressing   will open the...

 Managing Photos
Editing Functions
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Managing Photos
Erasing Photos
You can erase still images recorded on 
the disc (DVD-RW only).
IMPORTANT
Be careful when erasing images. Erased 
images cannot be recovered.
NOTES
Images on a protected disc cannot be erased.
Erasing a Single Image
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
1If the joystick guide does not appear 
on screen, press ( ) to display it.
2Push the joystick ( ) toward  .
3Select ( ) [ERASE] and press 
().
Erasing a Single Image Just After...

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Conver ting Photos 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. 
POINTS TO CHECK
We recommend setting [TV TYPE] to 
[ NORMAL TV] ( 41)  before 
creating the Photomovie scene.
Converting a...