Canon camcorder DC50 User Manual

 Using the Menus
Preparations
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Using the Menus
Many of the camcorder’s functions can be 
adjusted from the menus that open after 
pressing the FUNC. button ( ). 
For details about the available menu 
options and settings, refer to the Menu 
Options Lists (43).
Selecting a FUNC. Menu Option
1Press .
2Select ( ) the icon of the function you 
want change from the left side column.
Menu items not available will appear 
grayed out.
3Select ( ) the desired setting 
from the available options at the 
bottom...

First Time Settings 32
First Time Settings
Changing the Language
Options
 Default value
1Press .
2Select ( ) the   icon and press 
( ) to open the setup menus.
3Select ( ) [DISPLAY SETUP] and 
press ( ).
4Select ( ) [LANGUAGE ] and 
press ( ).
5Select ( ,  ) the desired 
option and press ( ).
6Press   to close the menu.
NOTES
   If you changed the language by mistake, 
follow the   mark next to the menu item to 
change the setting.
   The displays   and   that appear in 
some menu screens refer to the...

 First Time Settings
Preparations
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Setting the Date and Time
1Press .
2Select ( ) the   icon and press 
( ) to open the setup menus.
3Select ( ) [DATE/TIME SETUP] 
and press ( ).
4Select ( ) [DATE/TIME] and press 
().
The first field of the date will be 
displayed in orange and indicated with 
up/down arrows. 
5Push the joystick ( ) to set the 
date and time and ( ) to move 
between the fields of the date and 
time.
6Press ( ) to start the clock.
7Press   to close the menu.
IMPORTANT
   When you do not...

Recording 34
Basic Functions Recording
Shooting Video
1Move the power switch to ON to set 
the camcorder in CAMERA mode.
The red CAMERA indicator will turn 
on.
2 The lens cover will open 
automatically.
 Move the lens cover 
switch down to   to open the lens 
cover.
3Move the  /  switch to the   
(Movies) position.
4Press   to begin recording.
• The recording starts; press   
again to pause the recording.
• The DISC access indicator will flash 
while recording and will stay on briefly 
after pausing...

 Recording
Basic Functions
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   About the Power Save mode: To save power 
when the camcorder is powered by a battery 
pack, the camcorder will automatically shut off if 
left without any operations for 5 minutes 
( 50). To restore the power, slide the power 
switch toward MODE and release it, or move 
the power switch to   and back to ON 
again.
   
About the LCD and viewfinder screen: The 
screens are produced using extremely high-
precision manufacturing techniques, with more 
than 99.99% of the...

Recording 36
record movies in the normal (4:3) 
aspect ratio.
6Press   to close the menu.
NOTES
   Since the displays on the camcorder have an 
aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3 
aspect ratio will appear in the center of the 
screen with black sidebars.
    Simultaneous recording of a 
still image on the memory card cannot be used 
when recording in widescreen (16:9) mode.
    When recording in 
widescreen mode, with [IMG STAB] set to 
[ OFF] ( 46), you can have a wider view 
angle.
   
Playing...

 Recording
Basic Functions
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3Move the  /  switch to the   
(Still images) position.
4If necessary, change the media for 
recording the still images.
Refer to Selecting the Media for the 
Still Images (37).
5Press  halfway.
• Once the focus is automatically 
adjusted,   will turn green and one or 
more AF frames will appear.
•  When you press 
 on the wireless controller, the 
still image is recorded immediately.
6Press  fully.
The CARD access or DISC access 
indicator will flash as the still image is...

Recording 38
Zooming
POINTS TO CHECK
: In addition to the optical 
zoom, the digital zoom is also available 
( 46).
* only.
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 
( 46). 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...

 Playback
Basic Functions
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- “ready and waiting” to resume 
recording. 
• Sometimes the standby lamp will 
flash as the camcorder completes 
some preparations. The camcorder is 
Quick-Start ready when the lamp stops 
flashing and stays on.
2When you wish to resume 
recording, press   
again.
Within approx. 1 second, the 
camcorder is ready in record pause 
mode.
NOTES
   When you wake up the camcorder from 
standby mode, the following settings will be 
changed automatically:
- Manual focus returns to...

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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.
6Press   to stop the playback and 
return to the scene index screen.
NOTES
   During the playback of a DVD-R DL (dual-...