Canon camcorder DC420 User Manual

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• During focus lock, press   and push the joystick ( ) toward 
[FOCUS] again to return the 
camcorder to autofocus.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to 
focus on faraway subjects such as 
mountains or fireworks.
Instead of step 2 in the previous 
procedure:
Push the joystick ( ) toward 
[FOCUS] and hold it for more than 2 
seconds.
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• Push the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] again to return the 
camcorder to autofocus.
• If you operate the zoom or joystick  ( ),   changes...

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• In the following cases, if the colors on the screen do not look natural using the 
[ AUTO] setting, try using the custom 
white balance.
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
- Under mercury lamps and certain types  of fluorescent lights
Image Effects
You can use the image effects to change 
the color saturation and contrast to 
record movies and still images with 
special color effects.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch:  (except for the...

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Applying
1Press   to display the joystick 
guide.
If   does not appear on the joystick 
guide, repeatedly push the joystick 
( ) toward [NEXT] to display it.
2Push the joystick ( ) toward  .
• The icon of the selected digital effect turns green.
• Push the joystick ( ) toward    again to deactivate the digital effect 
(its icon will turn white again).
Activate the selected fader in record 
pause mode ( ), then press   to start recording with a fade 
in.
Activate the selected fader while...

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*The following icons will appear even when 
all other on-screen displays are turned off: 
The icons   and   (in   
mode), the   icon and AF frames when the 
autofocus is locked (in   mode), 
screen markers (both recording modes). Using an External Microphone
You can use a commercially available 
microphone, for example to record 
audio more accurately.
Connect the external microphone to 
the MIC terminal.
NOTES
• Use commercially available condenser microphones with their own power 
supply....

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Editing the Playlist and Disc 
Operations
Creating a Playlist
Create a playlist to play back only the 
scenes you prefer and in the order of 
your choice. Deleting, dividing or 
moving scenes in the playlist will not 
affect the original recordings.
Adding Scenes to the Playlist
You can choose to add to the playlist all 
the original scenes at once or only the 
selected scene.
1Select ( ,  ) the scene you 
want to add to the playlist.
To add all scenes, there is no need to 
select any...

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Dividing Scenes in the Playlist
You can divide scenes (in the playlist 
only) 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.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW • VR mode
1Select the playlist index screen.    [  TO PLAYLIST]
2Select ( ,  ) the scene you 
want to divide.
3Press  , select ( ) 
[ DIVIDE] and press  .
Playback of the scene selected will 
start. Pause the...

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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 specification.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:  DVD-RW
 
[ MENU] 
[
 DISC OPERATIONS] 
[INITIALIZE DISC] 
Select a disc specification*   
[YES]
**
* For details about...

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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.
1Power the camcorder using the 
compact power adapter or a fully 
charged battery pack.
2Set the camcorder to   
mode.
The green PLAY indicator will turn on.
3Start the disc's finalization.
 
[ MENU] 
[
 DISC OPERATIONS] 
[FINALIZE]  [YES]
• A progress bar and the time  remaining will be displayed on the 
screen.
• Selecting [  MENU] is only...

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Disc Playback on External Devices
After finalizing the disc, 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. 
Refer to the instruction manual of the 
DVD player or DVD drive to confirm that 
it is compatible with the type/
specification of the disc you want to 
play back.
1 Turn on the TV and DVD player.
2 Insert the finalized disc in the DVD...

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2Set the camcorder to   
mode.
The green PLAY indicator will turn on.
3Start the disc's unfinalization. 
[
 DISC OPERATIONS] 
[UNFINALIZE]  [YES]
• A progress bar will be displayed on 
the screen.
4When the process is completed 
([OK] appears), press  .
5Press   to close the menu.
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...