Canon ZR70MC, ZR65MC, ZR60 Instruction Manual

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ForT(Indoor) or  U(Outdoor) Setting:
1. Set the program selector to  Q.
2. Open the menu and select [CAMERA SET UP].
3. Select [WHITE BAL.].
4. Select  T(indoor) or  U(outdoor).
T orUappears.
5. Close the menu.
For Custom White Balance:
1. Set the program selector to  Q.
2. Open the menu and select [CAMERA SET UP].
3. Select [WHITE BAL].
4. Point the camcorder at a white object (such as a sheet of paper), zoom in until it fills the whole screen and select [SET  W]....

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Magnifying the Image 
The playback image can be magnified by 2 times. 
1. Move the zoom lever toward T.
• The image is magnified by 2 times.
• A frame appears indicating the position of the enlarged part.
2. Move the image.
• Turn the selector dial to move the image to the right and left,
or up and down. Pressing the selector dial switches between
the directions. 
• To cancel the magnification, move the zoom lever toward W.
Movies played back from a memory card...

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Displaying the Data Code 
Once date and time are set, the camcorder maintains a data code containi\
ng
recording date and time and other camera data such as shutter speed and \
exposure 
(f-stop). (ZR70 MC/ZR65 MC: Only date and time appear when playing ba\
ck a memory
card).❍The data code display turns off when you turn the camcorder off.
❍ The data code may not be displayed if a recording made with this camcorder is
played back on a different digital...

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Selecting the Date/Time Display Combination
Open the menu and select [DISPLAY SET UP]. Select [D/TIME SEL.], set it to
[DATE] or [TIME] and close the menu.
Selecting the Data Code Display Combination
Open the menu and select [DISPLAY SET UP]. Select [DATA CODE], set it to
[DATE/TIME], [CAMERA DATA] or [CAM. & D/T] and close the menu.
Displaying the Data Code
Press the DATA CODE button.
Only date and time appear in CARD PLAY (VCR) mode.
Six-Second Auto Date
Date and...

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Photo Search/Date Search
You can search for a still image recorded
anywhere on the tape with the photo search
function, or locate the change of the
date/time zone with the date search function.
1. Press the SEARCH SELECT button to choose betweenphoto search and date search.
“PHOTO SEARCH” or “DATE SEARCH” appears.
2. Press the  +or- button to begin searching.
• Press the  +button to search forward and the  -button to
search backward.
• Press more than once to...

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Returning to a Pre-marked Position
If you wish to return to a particular scene
later, mark the point with the zero set
memory and the tape will stop at that point
when you rewind/fast forward the tape. 
1. Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button at the point
you wish to return to later.
• “0:00:00  ” appears.
• To cancel, press the ZERO SET MEMORY button again.
2. When you have finished playback, fast forward or rewind the tape. 
• “RTN  1” or “ `RTN” appears.
• The...

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Recording to a VCR or Digital Video Device
You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a di\
gital video
device. If you connect a digital video device, you can copy recordings w\
ith virtually no
generation loss in image and sound quality.When connecting a VCR:
❍Make sure that “ H” is not displayed on the screen. If “ H” is displayed, change
the setting ( 39).
❍ The quality of the edited tape will be slightly lower than that of the o\
riginal.
When connecting a...

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Connecting a Digital Video Device
Refer also to the instruction manual of the digital video device.
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Recording from Analog Video Devices (VCR, TV or Camcorder)
You can record videos or TV programs from a VCR or analog camcorder on th\
e tape in
the camcorder.❍Anomalous signals sent from the connected device may be recorded as
anomalous picture (although it may not appear so on the screen), or it may not
be recorded at all.
❍ You cannot record from tapes with copyright protective signals.
❍ Headphones cannot be used during analog line-in recording. If the
AV/headphones terminal set to...

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Recording from Digital Video Devices (DV Dubbing)
You can record from other digital video devices equipped with a DV termin\
al with
virtually no loss in picture and sound quality. ❍When recording from digital video devices, make sure that “AV  \DV” is not
displayed on the screen. If “AV  \DV” is displayed, change the setting 
( 93).
❍ Anomalous signals sent from the connected device may be recorded as
anomalous picture (although it may not appear so on the screen), or it may not
be...