Canon camcorder DC330 User Manual

Preparations • 21
2Place the lithium button battery 
with the + side facing up.
3Insert the battery holder.
Point the wireless controller at the 
camcorder’s remote sensor when 
you press the buttons.
You can rotate the LCD panel 180 
degrees to use the wireless controller 
from the front of the camcorder.
NOTES
• The wireless controller may not work  properly when the remote sensor is 
situated under strong  light sources or 
direct sunlight.
• If the wireless controller does not work,  check that...

22 • Preparations
Basic Operation of the Camcorder
Power Switch
In addition to turning the camcorder on 
and off, the   switch also toggles the 
camcorder’s operating mode.
To turn on the camcorder:  Hold the lock 
button pressed down and turn the   
switch to ON.
To change the operating mode:  From the ON 
position, turn the   switch 
momentarily toward MODE and release it. 
This action will toggle the operating mode 
between recording (CAMERA - red 
indicator) and playback (PLAY - green 
indicator)....

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The functions assigned to the joystick 
change according to the operation 
mode and the camcorder’s settings. 
Press   to display/hide the joystick 
guide (when recording, the joystick 
guide will appear only when the mode 
switch is set to  ). In the illustrations 
of this manual, positions other than 
those relevant to the function explained 
are marked with a striped pattern.
Using the Menus
Many of the camcor der’s functions can 
be adjusted from the menus that open 
after pressing...

24 • Preparations
You can press   to close the 
menu at any time.
Selecting an Option from the Setup Menus
1Press .
In the index screen (VIDEO mode) 
and still image index screen, the 
setup menus will open. Skip to 
step 3.
2Select ( ) the   icon and press 
 to open the setup menus.
• You can also hold   pressed  down for more than 1 second or 
press   on the wireless 
controller to open directly the setup 
menus screen.
• In the index screen (DVD-RW discs  in VR mode), push the joystick 
( ) to select...

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First Time Settings
Setting the Date and Time
You will need to set the date and time of 
the camcorder before you can start 
using it. The [DATE/TIME] screen will 
appear automatically when the 
camcorder’s clock is not set.
When the [DATE/TIME] screen appears, 
the year will be displayed in orange and 
indicated with up/down arrows.
1Change ( ) the year and move 
( ) to the month. 
2Change the rest of the fields 
(month, day, hour and minutes) in 
the same way.
3Move ( ) the cursor to...

26 • Preparations
Changing the Time Zone
Change the time zone to match your 
location. The default setting is New 
Yo r k . 
[  MENU] 
[  DATE/TIME SETUP] 
[T.ZONE/DST] 
 
Desired time zone* 
*  To adjust for daylight saving time, select the  area name marked with a  . 
World Time Zones
Once you have set th e 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 to 
match the local time at your destination, 
referring to the...

Preparations • 27
• When you wish to include yourself in the picture when recording with the self 
timer.
• To allow the camcor der to be operated 
with the wireless controller from the 
front. 
NOTES
About the LCD and viewfinder screen:  The 
screens are produ ced using extremely 
high-precision manuf acturing techniques, 
with more than 99.99% of the pixels 
operating to specifi cation. Less than 
0.01% of the pixels may occasionally 
misfire or appear as black, red, blue or 
green dots. This has no...

28 • Preparations
Retract the grip belt under the 
camcorder so it will not get in the way 
of the disc cover.
3Insert the disc an
d press its center 
firmly until it clicks in place.
• Insert the disc with the recording 
side facing down  (single sided 
discs – label side facing out).
• Be careful not to touch the 
recording surface of the disc or the 
pick up lens.
4Close the disc cover.
Do not force the cover closed if the 
disc is not correctly inserted and 
firmly set in place.
NOTES
The process of...

Preparations • 29
• Retract the grip belt under the camcorder so it will not get in the 
way of the disc cover.
• It may take a moment after sliding 
 for the disc cover to open.
2Grab the edge of the disc and 
gently pull it out. 
Be careful not to touch the recording 
surface of the disc or the pick up 
lens.
3Close the disc cover.
IMPORTANT
When you slide   after making a 
recording, important file allocation data is 
updated on the disc before the disc cover 
opens. While the DISC  access indicator...

30 • Video
Video
This chapter covers functions related to shooting and playing back 
movies - from basic recording and zooming to more advanced manual 
picture adjustments.
Basic Recording
Shooting Video
1Move the  /  switch to   
(movies).
2Turn the   switch to ON to set 
the camcorder in CAMERA mode. The red CAMERA indicator will turn 
on.
3Move the lens cover switch down 
to   to open the lens cover.
4Press   to begin recording.
• The recording starts; press 
 again to pause the 
recording.
• The...