Canon camcorder DC310 User Manual

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Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the 
following subjects. In such case, focus 
manually.
• Reflective surfaces
• Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
•Night scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the 
procedure.
Mode switch:
1If the joystick guide does not 
appear on screen, press   to 
display it.
If [FOCUS] does not appear on the 
joystick guide, repeatedly push the 
joystick ( ) toward...

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Manual Exposure Adjustment
At times, backlit subjects may appear 
too dark (underexposed) or subjects 
under very strong lights may appear too 
bright or glaring (overexposed). To 
correct this, you can  manually adjust the 
exposure.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: (except for the 
[ FIREWORKS] recording program).
1If the joystick guide does not 
appear on screen, press   to 
display it.
If [EXP] does no t appear on the 
joystick guide, repeatedly push the 
joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display...

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[  AUTO]  Desired option* 
* When you select [ SET], do not press   and continue instead with the 
following procedure.
1 Point the camcorder at a white 
object, zoom in until it fills the 
whole screen and press  .
When the adjustment is completed,   stops flashing and stays on. The 
camcorder retains th e custom setting 
even if you turn off the camcorder.
2 Press   to save the setting  and close the menu.
NOTES
• When you select the custom white balance:
- Set the custom  white balance...

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Digital Effects
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: :[ BLK&WHT], [ SEPIA] only.
Options Default value
NOTES
• When you apply a fader, not only the 
picture but also the so und will fade in or 
out. When you apply an  effect, the sound 
will be recorded normally.
• The camcorder retains the last setting  used even if you turn off the digital 
effects or change the recording program.
Setting
 
[ D.EFFECT OFF] 
Desired option*  **
* You can preview the effect on the screen.
** The icon of the selected...

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: Push the joystick ( ) 
toward   while recording or in record 
pause mode.
: Push the joystick ( ) 
toward   and then press   to 
record the still image.
Managing Scenes and the Disc
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 can 
switch between the original scenes and 
the...

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Switching Between Original and Playlist 
Scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
 
[  TO PLAYLIST]*
* Appears in the original index screen. In the  playlist, [  TO ORIGINAL] appears 
instead.
Moving Scenes in the Playlist
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
From the original index screen, switch to 
the playlist ( 46). From the playlist 
index screen, select ( ,  ) the 
scene to move.  
[ MOVE] 
 Move ( ,  ) 
the orange marker to the scene’s 
new position*  Press...

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NOTES
• Very short scenes (shorter than 2 seconds) cannot be divided.
• The new scene will be added to the  playlist after the sc ene that was divided.
Initializing the Disc
You need to initialize all new DVD-RW 
discs when you first insert them into the 
camcorder and you may have to 
initialize them if you get the message 
“UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE DATA”. 
You can also initialize a DVD-RW disc 
when you want to completely erase the 
disc to reuse it or in order to change the 
disc...

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Finalizing the Disc
To play the disc you recorded on a DVD 
player, a computer’s DVD drive or other 
digital device, you need to finalize it 
first . You do not need to  finalize the disc 
to play back your recordings with the 
camcorder connected to the TV.
POINTS TO CHECK
Power the camcorder using the 
compact power adapter or a fully 
charged batte ry pack.
 
[  MENU]
1 
[
 DISC OPERATIONS] 
[FINALIZE]  [YES]2 
Press   when the confirmation 
screen appears
3 
1Only when using a DVD-RW...

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Disc Playback on External Devices
After finalizing the disc with your 
recordings, you can play it on DVD 
players compatible with the type of disc 
used (DVD-R, DVD-R DL or DVD-RW). 
You cannot play back discs on an 
external DVD device if the discs have 
not yet been finalized. 
For a summary, you can refer to the 
sidebar on page 49. For details about 
disc compatibility refer to the instruction 
manual of the DVD player or DVD drive.
1 Turn on the TV and DVD player.
2 Insert the finalized...

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[
 DISC OPERATIONS] 
[UNFINALIZE]  [YES]* 
Press   when the confirmation 
screen appears 
* During the disc unfinalization a progress bar  is displayed.
IMPORTANT
• Be sure to unfinalize the disc in 
normal room temperatures. If the 
procedure was not completed 
correctly due to high temperature, let 
the camcorder cool off before 
resuming operation. 
• Place the camcorder on a table or  other stable surface before starting 
the procedure. Subjecting the 
camcorder even to slight impacts...