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Using a Memory Card
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Protecting Images
You can protect important images from accidental erasure when displaying \
a single
image or index screen.If a memory card is formatted, all still images and movies, even protected ones,
will be erased permanently.
❍The sample images recorded on the supplied SD Memory Card are already
protected.
❍ Movies can only be protected when the first scene is displayed as a still image. 
1. Select the image you wish to protect.
2. Press the SET dial to open the FILE OPER. menu.
In CARD CAMERA mode, the menu appears when you press the SET dial while you are
reviewing a still image, or when you press the SET dial right after recording.
3. Select [ PROTECT].
• “ ” appears and now the image cannot be erased.
• To cancel the protection, press the SET dial.
4. Select [ bRETURN] to close the menu.
Protecting during Index Screen Display
1. Move the zoom lever toward W.
• Up to 6 images appear.
• Select the image you wish to protect.
2. Open the menu and select [CARD OPERATIONS]. Select [ \PROTECT]
and press the SET dial.
• “ ” appears on the image.
• To cancel the protection, press the SET dial.
3. Close the menu.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
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CARD PLAYCARD CAMERAPLAY (VCR)CAMERA
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Erasing Images
You can erase images singly or all at once.Be careful when erasing images. Erased images cannot be recovered.
❍Protected images cannot be erased. 
❍ Movies can only be erased when the first scene is displayed as a still i\
mage. 
Erasing a Single Image
1. Select the image you wish to erase.
2. Press the SET dial to open the FILE OPER. menu.
In CARD CAMERA mode, the menu appears when you press the SET dial while you are
reviewing a still image, or when you press the SET dial right after recording.
3. Select [IMAGE ERASE].
• “ERASE THIS IMAGE?”, [NO] and [YES] appears.
• If an image is protected, [YES] appears in purple.
4. Select [YES].
The image is erased and the previous image appears.
5. Select [ bRETURN] to close the menu.
Erasing a Single Image/All Images
1. Open the menu and select [CARD OPERATIONS].
2. Select [IMAGE ERASE].
3. Select [SINGLE] or [ALL].
• When erasing a single image: “ERASE THIS IMAGE?” [NO] and [YES] ap\
pears. If an
image is protected, [YES] appears in purple.
• When erasing all images: “ERASE ALL IMAGES? [EXCEPT FOR  IMAGES]”, [NO] and [YES] appears.
4. Select [YES] and close the menu.
• When erasing a single image: The image is erased and the previous image appears. Toerase another image, select the image with the CARD +/– button and se\
lect [YES].
• When erasing all images: All still images or movies with exception of th\
e protected ones are erased.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
CARD PLAYCARD CAMERAPLAY (VCR)CAMERA
IMAGE ERASE
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Combining Images (Card Mix)
You can produce effects not possible with just a tape with the Card Mix function.
Choose one of the sample images provided on the supplied SD Memory Card \
(such as
picture frames, backgrounds and animations) and combine it with the liv\
e video
recording.
Card Chroma Key (CARD CHROMA)
Combines frames with your recordings. The live video recording will appe\
ar in place of
the blue area of the card mix image. 
Mix level adjustment: blue area of the still image.
Card Luminance Key (CARD LUMI.)
Combines illustrations or title with your recordings. The live video rec\
ording will
appear in place of the light area of the card mix image. 
Mix level adjustment: light area of the still image.
Camera Chroma Key (CAM. CHROMA)
Combines backgrounds with your recordings. Record your subject in front \
of a blue
curtain, and the subject not blue will be superimposed on the card mix i\
mage.
Mix level adjustment: blue area of the live video recording.

Live video recordingCard mix image

Live video recordingCard mix image

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Live video recordingCard mix image
Card Animation (C. ANIMATION)
Combines animations with your recordings. You can choose from 3 types of card
animation effects. 
• Corner: Animation appears on the upper left and the lower right corner of the screen.
• Straight: Animation appears on the top and bottom of the screen and moves to the right
and left.
• Random: Animation moves randomly in the display.
Mix level adjustment: blue area of the card animation image.
1. Set the program selector to  Q.
2. Open the menu and select [ \CARD MIX].
The card mix menu appears.
3. Select the image you wish to combine with the CARD +/– button.
4. Select [MIX TYPE].
[CARD CHROMA], [CARD LUMI.], [CAM. CHROMA] and [C. ANIMATION] appears.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
 CARD MIXMIX TYPE•••••CARD CHROMA
MIX LEVEL
•••• –+
( 38)
CARD + /  –button Program selector
MENU button SET dial
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5. Select the mix type matching the sample image you have selected.
• The screen shows the combined image.
• When you have selected [C. ANIMATION], select [ANIMAT. TYPE] and select between[CORNER], [STRAIGHT] and [RANDOM].
6. To adjust the mix level, select [MIX LEVEL] and adjust it with the SET dial.
7. Close the menu.
“CARD MIX” flashes. 
8. Press the CARD MIX button.
• “CARD MIX” stops flashing.
• The combined image appears.
❍ Card mix cannot be used when [STILL I. REC] is set to [ FINE] or 
[ NORMAL].
❍ Movies recorded on a memory card cannot be combined with camcorder
recordings.
❍ Additional sample images are provided on the supplied DIGITAL VIDEO
SOLUTION DISK. Refer to  Adding Still Images from Your Computer to the
Memory Card  in the Digital Video Software Instruction Manual.
Sample Images
Following sample images are pre-recorded on the supplied SD Memory Card.\
Card Chroma Key
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Camera Chroma Key
Card Animation
The sample images recorded on the supplied SD Memory Card are intended only
for the personal use with this camcorder. Do not use these sample images for
other purposes.
If you have mistakenly erased the sample images on the supplied SD Memor\
y
Card, they can be downloaded from the homepage http://www.canondv.com.
For details on how to add the downloaded images to the memory card, refer to
Adding Still Images from Your Computer to the Memory Cardin the Digital Video
Software Instruction Manual .
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The PhotoEssentials suite of royalty-free images on CD-ROM features premium quality assignment
photography and is ideally suited for use in advertising, brochures, reports, multimedia, websites,
books, packaging and more.
For more information, please visit their website www.photoessentials.com  
						

							
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Formatting a Memory Card
Format new memory cards, or when you get the message “CARD ERROR”.\
 You can
also format a memory card to erase all data recorded on it.❍Formatting a memory card erases all data, including protected images.
❍ Images erased by formatting cannot be recovered.
❍ If you use a memory card other than the supplied one, format it with the
camcorder.
1. Open the menu and select [CARD OPERATIONS].
2. Select [FORMAT].
[CANCEL] and [EXECUTE] appears.
3. Select [EXECUTE].
[ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED. FORMAT THIS CARD?], [NO] and [YES] appears.
4. Select [YES] and close the menu.
• Formatting starts.
• Selecting [NO] brings you back to step 3.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
FORMAT
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Creating a Start-up Image
You can create a start-up image using a still image on the memory card.
1. Select a still image with the CARD +/– buttons.
2. Open the menu and select [MY CAMERA].
3. Select [CREATE START-UP IMAGE].
[SET THIS AS START-UP IMAGE?], [YES] and [NO] appears.
4. Select [YES].
[OVERWRITE MY IMAGE?], [NO] and [YES] appears.
5. Select [YES].
The still image will be saved, and the image that was saved to [MY IMAGE\
] is erased.
Retain the original data of the still image you have set as the start-up\
 image on
your computer or removable disk.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
CREATE START–UP IMAGE
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Direct Printing
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Printing Still Images
You can print still images by connecting the camcorder to a printer with \
Direct Print
function. You can also use the print order settings for direct printing ( 128).
Following printers can be connected to your camcorder:
Connecting the Printer to the Camcorder
1.Turn off the camcorder and insert a memory card that contains still images.
2. Turn on the printer.
3. Set the camcorder to CARD PLAY mode.
4. Connect the camcorder to the printer using the cable.
• appears and changes to ,or  when the printer is properly
connected to the camcorder. (Does not appear with movies, or still images that cannot
be played back with the camcorder.)
• The  (print/share) button lights up and the current print setting will be displayed for approx. 6 seconds.
❍ If  continues to flash (for more than 1 minute) or if  ,  or 
does not appear, the camcorder is not correctly connected to the printer. In such
case, disconnect the cable from camcorder and printer, turn off camcorder and
printer, turn both back on and reconnect the camcorder to the printer.
❍ Do not connect the camcorder to a printer when the camcorder is set to
NETWORK mode.

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Printer with 
direct print function

Canon Printers PictBridge compliant CP Printer
Bubble Jet Direct compatible Printer
PictBridge compliant Bubble Jet Printer
CP-10/CP-100 CP-Printer
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Refer to the instruction manual of each printer for information on which\
interface cable to use with the camcorder. 
The Canon CP-Printers CP-10 and CP-100 are supplied with two direct
interface cables. Use the cable with the USB logo on the connector (DIF\
-100).
❍ We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power source.
❍ Refer also to the instruction manual of the respective printer.
❍ The print setting menu may differ slightly depending on the connected printer.
Printing
1. Select the still image you wish to print with the
CARD +/– button.
2. Press the  (print/share) button.
• Printing starts. The  button flashes and glows steadily when printing is complete.
• If you wish to continue printing, select another still image with the CARD +/– button.
❍ Observe the following precautions during printing, otherwise printing may not
be performed correctly.
- Do not turn off the camcorder or the printer.
- Do not change the position of the TAPE/CARD switch.
- Do not detach the cable.
- Do not open the memory card cover or remove the memory card.
❍ Images not recorded with this camcorder, uploaded from a computer, edited
on a computer and images whose file names have been changed may not be
printed correctly.
❍ Cancel Printing
Press the SET dial during printing. A confirmation dialog appears. Select \
[OK]
and press the SET dial. 
- Canon Bubble Jet Printer: Printing stops even if it is incomplete and th\
e
paper is fed through.
- Canon CP-Printer: A print in progress cannot be stopped. Printing stops when the current print is finished and the remaining prints are canceled.
❍ Printing Errors
If an error occurs during the printing process, an error message appears 
( 140).
- Canon Bubble Jet Printer: Select [STOP] or [CONTINUE] and press the SET
dial. With most errors, printing resumes automatically after you correct the
error. Refer also to the printer manual for details.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
PHOTO