Manual

Afterusingthecamcorderforalongtime,itbecomeshot.
- Thecamcerder maybecomehot afterusing it contieuoustyfor long periodsoftime; this is not
a malfunction. If the camcerderbecomesunusuallyhot or it becomeshot after using it only
for ashort while, it may indicatea problem with the camcorder. ConsultaCanoeService Cen-
ter.
Thebattery pack is exhausted extremety quickty even at normal temperatures.
- The battery mayhave reachedthe end ofits battery life. Buya new battery pack.
Recording
Pressing _i_6f_ will not start recording.
- Youcannot record while thecamcorder is writing previous recordings onto the memory
(while the ACCESSindicator is on or flashing}.
- The memory isfull or it alreadycontains the maximumnumber of scenes (3,999 scenes).
Deletesome recordings(_ 58, 97) or initializethe memory(_ 42) to free some space.
The point where was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the
recording.
- There is aslight interval between pressing [_i_(}_/and the actual start of recording.
This is not amalfunction.
Thecamcorder will not focus.
- Autofocus doesnotwork on the subiect. Focusmaeualty(_ 71).
- The lees or InstantAF sensor is dirty.Cleanthe lens orsensorwith a soft lens-cleaningcloth
(_ 172). Neverusetissue papertoclean the lens.
When a subject flits across infront of the lens, the imageappears slightly bent.
- This isa phenomenontypicalof CMOSimage sensors.Whena subject crossesveryquickly in
front ofthe camcorder, the image mayseem slightly warped.This is not a malfunction.
Changing the operating mode between recording (0)/racord pause(0 m|)iplayback (_)
takes longer than usual
- Whenthe memory containsa large numberof scenes,some operationsmaytake longerthan
usual. Saveyour recordings([_3 125) and initialize the memory (_ 42).
Movies or photoscannot be recorded property.
- This mayoccur as movies andphotos are recorded/deleted over time. Saveyour recordings
([_[J 125) and initializethe memory([33 42).
Cannot record a photo.
- In mode:Youcannot take photosin this mode if the simultaneousrecording option in
the FUNC.menu isset to [SimultaneousRecordingOffj(1_3 10% or if either the digital zoom
(L._3142)or a digital effect (1_3 77} is activated. Also,photos cannot be recordedat
[_,W3264x1840] size while the digital tele-coeverter(Q3 79} is activated.
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