Canon camcorder DC22 User Manual

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   When using a tripod: Do not 
leave the viewfinder exposed to 
direct sunlight as it may melt 
(due to concentration of the light 
by the lens). Do not use tripods 
with fastening screws longer 
than 5.5 mm (0.2 inch). Doing 
so may damage the camcorder.
Reviewing the Last Scene Recorded
Press   (record review).
• The camcorder plays back the last 
scene and returns to record pause mode.
• While reviewing the scene, select ( ) 
the   icon and press ( ) to return to the 
recording mode. 
• While reviewing a scene immediately 
after recording it, you can also delete the 
scene by selecting ( ) the   icon 
( 64).
Selecting the Aspect Ratio of your 
Recordings 
(16:9 Widescreen or 4:3)
You can select the aspect ratio of your 
recording to match your TV.
POINTS TO CHECK
Press .
Repeatedly pressing   toggles 
between the widescreen (16:9) and 
normal (4:3) aspect ratios.
NOTES
   When recording in widescreen mode, with 
[IMG STAB] set to [OFF] ( 38), you can have 
a wider view angle.
   
Playing back a widescreen recording: TV sets 
compatible with the Video ID-1 system will 
automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. 
Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV 
manually. To play back on a TV with normal 
aspect ratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE] setting 
accordingly ( 43).
Recording Still Images
( 13)
Before using a memory card for the first 
time, be sure to initialize it with this 
camcorder ( 70).
( 13)
WIDE SCR
WIDE SCR
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1Move the power switch to ON to set 
the camcorder in CAMERA mode.
The red CAMERA indicator will turn 
on.
2Move the  /  switch to the   
(Still images) position.
3If necessary, change the media for 
recording the still images.
Refer to Selecting the Media for the 
Still Images ( 32).
4Press  halfway.
• Once the focus is automatically 
adjusted,   will turn green and one or 
more AF frames appear.
• When you press   on the 
wireless controller, the still image is 
recorded immediately.
5Press  fully.
The CARD access or DISC access 
indicator will flash as the image is 
being recorded.
IMPORTANT
Avoid the following actions while the disc/card 
access display (  or  ) appears on 
screen, and when either the DISC access or 
CARD access indicator is on or flashing. Failing 
to do so may result in permanent data loss.
- Do not subject the camcorder to vibrations or 
strong impacts.
- Do not open the disc cover or the memory 
card slot cover and do not remove the disc or 
memory card.- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off 
the camcorder.
- Do not change the position of the  /  
switch or the operating mode.
NOTES
If the subject is not suitable for autofocus,   
turns yellow. Keep   pressed halfway 
and adjust the focus manually with the multi 
selector  ( ).
Selecting the Media for the Still Images
You can record still images on the 
memory card or the disc. The default 
media for still images is the memory card. 
As long as you do not change the 
recording destination, still images will be 
recorded on the last selected media.
1Press .
2Select ( ) [SYSTEM SETUP] and 
press ( ).
3Select ( ) [MEDIA SEL.  ] and 
press ( ).
4Select ( ) [DISC] or [CARD] and 
press ( ) to save the setting and 
close the menu.
When recording, the operating mode 
symbol will change to   (DISC stills) or 
 (CARD stills), depending on the 
media selected. In playback mode, the 
operating mode symbol will change to 
 (DISC stills) or   (CARD stills), 
respectively.
PHOTO
PHOTO
PHOTO
( 13)
MENU( 27)
PHOTO
MENU
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Zooming
POINTS TO CHECK
: In addition to the 10x optical 
zoom, the 200x digital zoom is also 
available ( 38).
10x Optical Zoom
Move the zoom lever toward W to 
zoom out (wide-angle). Move it toward 
T to zoom in (telephoto).
You can also change the zoom speed 
( 38). You can select one of three fixed 
zoom speeds or a variable speed that 
depends on how you operate the zoom 
lever: Press gently for a slow zoom; press 
harder for faster zooms.
NOTES
   You can also use the T and W buttons on the 
wireless controller. The zoom speed with the 
wireless controller will be the same as with the 
camcorder (when one of the fixed zoom speed 
levels is selected) or fixed at [SPEED 3] (when 
[VARIABLE] is selected).
   When set to [VARIABLE], the zoom speed will 
be faster in the record pause mode.
   Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) to the subject. At 
wide-angle, you can focus on a subject as close 
as 1 cm (0.39 in.).
Playback
Playing Back Movies
POINTS TO CHECK
1Move the power switch to ON, then 
slide it down towards MODE and 
release it to set the camcorder in 
PLAY mode.
The green PLAY indicator will turn on.
2Move the  /  switch to the   
(Movies) position.
The scene index screen appears with 
the selection frame on the first scene.
3Move ( ,  ) the selection frame 
to the scene you want to play back. 
Press   or   on the camcorder 
(  or   on the wireless 
controller) to move to the next/
previous index page.
4Press   to begin the playback.
The playback will start from the scene 
selected and continue until the end of 
the last scene recorded.
DURING PLAYBACK 
5Press   again to pause the 
playback.
( 13)
Zoom out
Zoom in
Playback
( 13)
+-NEXTPREV.
/
/
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6Press   to stop the playback and 
return to the scene index screen.
NOTES
   To use the viewfinder, close the LCD panel.
   When playing back a DVD-R DL (dual-
layered) disc, you might notice a brief stop 
(approx. 1 second) at the point where the 
playback switches from Layer 1 to Layer 2.
   
About the screen display: During playback, the 
recording’s time code will be displayed at the 
upper right corner of the screen in hours : 
minutes : seconds. You can also choose to 
display instead the date and time when the 
scene was recorded and additional recording 
data ( 37).
   As long as you don’t turn off the camcorder 
you can resume playback from the point you 
stopped last.
Special Playback Modes
POINTS TO CHECK
 Fast Forward Playback / 
 Fast Reverse Playback
During normal playback, press   or 
 on the camcorder (  or 
 on the wireless controller). 
Repeatedly press the button to increase 
the playback speed. 
Fast playback: 5x → 15x → 25x the 
normal speed.
 Playback Pause
During normal playback, press   on 
the camcorder (  on the wireless 
controller).
 Slow Forward Playback / 
 Slow Reverse Playback
During playback pause, press   or   
on the camcorder (  or   
on the wireless controller). Repeatedly 
press the button to increase the playback 
speed. 
Slow playback:  1/16 → 1/8 → 1/4 the 
normal speed.
Skipping Scenes
During normal playback, push the multi 
selector ( ) on the camcorder (  on 
the wireless controller) to skip to the 
beginning of the next scene. Push the 
multi selector ( ) on the camcorder 
(  on the wireless controller) to 
return to the beginning of the current 
scene. Repeat to skip to the beginning of 
the previous scene.
NOTES
   There is no sound during special playback 
modes.
   During some special playback modes, you 
may notice some disturbances in the playback 
picture.
   Slow playback is not available with discs 
initialized in VIDEO mode.
   Depending on the recording, you might 
occasionally notice a brief stop of the picture or 
sound at the point where the scene changes.
SEARCHSEARCH
/PAUSE
SLOWSLOW
NEXT
PREV.
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Adjusting the Volume
The camcorder plays the sound with the 
built-in speaker. The volume will be 
muted when you close the LCD panel.
1Press .
2Select ( ) [SYSTEM SETUP] and 
press ( ).
3Select ( ) [VOLUME] and press 
().
4Adjust ( ) the volume as desired 
and press ( ).
To turn off the volume completely, 
keep pressing ( ) until the volume 
icon changes to  .
5Press   to save the setting and 
close the menu.
Viewing Still Images
1Move the power switch to ON, then 
slide it down towards MODE and 
release it to set the camcorder in 
PLAY mode.
The green PLAY indicator will turn on.
2Move the  /  switch to the   
(Still images) position.
3If necessary, change the media for 
the still images.
Refer to Selecting the Media for the 
Still Images ( 32).
4Use the multi selector ( ) to 
move between images.
IMPORTANT
   The following may not be displayed correctly.
- Images not recorded with this camcorder.
- Images edited on or uploaded from a 
computer (except for the sample images for the 
Card Mix function).
- Images whose file names have been 
changed.
   Avoid the following actions while the disc/card 
access display (  or  ) appears on 
screen, and when either the DISC access or 
CARD access indicator is on or flashing. Failing 
to do so may result in permanent data loss.
- Do not subject the camcorder to vibrations or 
strong impacts.
( 13)
SYSTEM SETUP
VOLUME 
MENU( 27)
Speaker
MENU
MENU
( 13)
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- Do not open the disc cover or the memory 
card slot cover and do not remove the disc or 
memory card.
- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off 
the camcorder.
- Do not change the position of the  /  
switch or the operating mode.
Slideshow
1Press .
2Select ( ) [ SLIDESHOW] and 
press ( ).
3Select ( ) [START] and press 
().
• Images are played back one after 
another.
• Press   to stop the slideshow.
Index Screen
1Move the zoom lever toward W.
The still images index screen appears.
2Select ( ,  ) an image.
• Move the cursor   to the image 
you want to view.
• Press   or   on the camcorder 
(  or   on the wireless 
controller) to move to the next/previous 
index page.
3Move the zoom lever toward T.
The index screen closes and the 
selected image is displayed.
Image Jump Function
You can also quickly locate a specific 
image without having to browse all of 
them one by one.
Push the multi selector ( ) and 
keep it pressed down.
Image numbers will quickly run in 
sequence. When you release the multi selector the image corresponding to the 
number selected will be displayed.
Magnifying the Still Image
During playback, still images can be 
magnified up to 5 times.
1Move the zoom lever toward T.
• The image is magnified by 2 times 
and a frame appears indicating the 
position of the magnified area.
• To further enlarge the image, move 
the zoom lever toward T. To reduce the 
magnification to less than 2 times, 
move the zoom lever toward W.
•  will appear for images that cannot 
be enlarged.
2Select the part of the image to be 
magnified with the multi selector.
• Move ( ,  ) the frame to the part 
of the image you want to see enlarged.
• To cancel the magnification, move 
the zoom lever toward W until the 
frame disappears.
SLIDESHOW
FUNC.( 27)
FUNC.
FUNC.
+-NEXTPREV.
( 13)
Zoom lever
Multi selector
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Selecting the Recording Data Display
The camcorder keeps a data code 
containing the recording date and time 
and other camera data such as shutter 
speed and exposure (f-stop). You can 
select the data to be displayed.
POINTS TO CHECK
: [DATE], [TIME], [DATE&TIME] 
only.
Options Default value
Selecting the Data Code
1Press .
2Select ( ) [DISPLAY SETUP] and 
press ( ).
3Select ( ) [DATA CODE] and press 
().
4Select ( ) the desired option and 
press ( ).
5Press   to close the menu.
Turning the On-screen Displays On/Off
During playback, repeatedly press ( ) 
 to turn the on-screen displays 
on/off in the following sequence:( 13)
[ DATE], [ TIME]
Displays the date or time when the scene 
or still image was recorded.
[DATE & TIME]
Displays both the date and time of the 
recording.
[ CAMERA DATA]
Displays the exposure (f-stop) and shutter 
speed used when recording the image.
[ CAM.& D/T]
Displays the exposure, shutter speed, date 
and time of the recording.
DISPLAY SETUP
DATA CODE   
DATE & TIME
MENU( 27)
MENU
MENU
DISP.
All on-screen displays 
+ data code display on
All on-screen displays off
Only the data code display on
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Advanced Functions
Menu Options Lists
Menu items not available appear in black 
on the screen. For details about how to 
select an item, refer to Using the Menus 
( 27).
MENU Options
Camera Setup (Digital Zoom, Image Stabilizer, etc.)CAMERA SETUP
Mode switch: 
[ON], [ OFF]
The camcorder automatically uses slow 
shutter speeds to obtain brighter 
recordings in places with insufficient 
lighting. 
   The camcorder uses shutter speeds 
down to 1/30 (1/15 when recording still 
images).
   : Set the flash mode to   
(flash off).
   If a trailing afterimage appears, set the 
slow shutter to [ OFF].
   If   (camcorder shake warning) 
appears, we recommend stabilizing the 
camcorder, for example, by mounting it 
on a tripod.
[OFF], [ 40X], [ 200X]
Determines the operation of the digital 
zoom.
   When activated, the camcorder will 
switch automatically to the digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical 
zoom range.
   With the digital zoom the image is 
digitally processed, so the image 
resolution will deteriorate the more you 
zoom in.
   The digital zoom indicator will appear in 
light blue from 10x up to 40x and dark 
blue from 40x up to 200x.
   The digital zoom cannot be used with 
the [ NIGHT] recording program ( ) 
or with the multi-image screen.
[ AUTO], [ OFF]
[ VARIABLE], [ SPEED 3], 
[ SPEED 2], [ SPEED 1]
   When set to [ VARIABLE] the zoom 
speed depends on how you operate the 
zoom lever: Press lightly for a slow zoom; 
press harder for faster zooms.
   The fastest zoom speed can be 
achieved with [ VARIABLE]. Among 
the fixed zoom speeds, [ SPEED 3] is 
the fastest and [ SPEED 1] the 
slowest.
Mode switch: 
[ON], [ OFF]
The image stabilizer compensates for 
camcorder shake even at full telephoto.
   The image stabilizer is designed to 
compensate for a normal degree of 
camcorder shake. 
Menu Options Lists
A.SL SHUTTER
D.ZOOM
AF AST LAMP( 58)
ZOOM SPEED
IMG STAB
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   The image stabilizer may not be 
effective when recording in dark places 
using the [ NIGHT] recording program 
().
   The image stabilizer cannot be turned 
off when the mode switch is set to  .
   We recommend setting the image 
stabilizer to [  OFF] when using a 
tripod.
[ON], [ OFF]
The camcorder records the still image 
only after the focus has been adjusted.
   Set it to [ OFF] if you wish to record 
a still image as soon as you press 
. When set to [ OFF], no 
focusing frame appears.
   Focus priority cannot be turned off 
when the mode switch is set to  .
   In the [ FIREWORKS] recording 
program ( ) the setting is automatically 
set to [ OFF].
[ OFF], [ 2sec], [ 4sec], 
[ 6sec], [ 8sec], [ 10sec]
Selects the time to display a still image 
after it has been recorded on the memory 
card.
   You can erase ( 67) or protect 
( 69) the image if you press   
while you are reviewing the image (or 
immediately after recording it, if set to 
[OFF]).
   This menu item will not be available 
when (continuous shooting), 
(high-speed continuous shooting) or 
(auto exposure bracketing) is 
selected.Mode switch: 
[AUTO], [ OFF ]
The camcorder automatically reduces the 
background sound of wind when 
recording outdoors.
   The wind screen cannot be turned off 
when the mode switch is set to  .
   Some low-frequency sounds will be 
suppressed along with the sound of wind. 
When recording in surroundings 
unaffected by wind or if you want to 
record low-frequency sounds, we 
recommend setting the wind screen to 
[ OFF ].
[ON], [OFF]
Disc Operations (Photomovie, Finalize, etc.)DISC OPERATIONS
Displays a screen where you can verify 
the details regarding the disc.
   The disc information includes the disc 
title, the disc type (DVD-R, DVD-R DL or 
DVD-RW), the disc specification (VIDEO 
mode or VR mode), and icons that 
indicate if the disc is finalized ( ) or 
protected ( ).
[VIDEO], [VR], [CANCEL]
FOCUS PRI.
REVIEW
PHOTO
FUNC.
WIND SCREEN
SELF TIMER ( 57)
DISC INFO
DISC INITIALIZE ( 65)
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[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
This option is available only in the original 
index screen.
[NO], [YES]
This option is available only in the playlist 
index screen.
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
Still Image Operations (Card Initialization, Disc-Card Copy, etc.)
STILL IMG OPER.
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
[NO], [YES]
FINALIZE ( 71)
UNFINALIZE ( 72)
MOVIES ALL DEL ( 64)
PLAYLST ALL DEL ( 64)
DISC PROTECT ( 65)
PHOTOMOVIE ( 68)
DISC TITLE ( 66)
ORD.ALL ERASE ( 89)
ORD.ALL ERASE ( 84)
ERASE ALL IMAGES ( 67)
CARD INITIALIZE ( 70)
ALL COPY [ ] ( 68)
ALL COPY [ ] ( 68)
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