Canon VIXIZ HFM30 Instruction Manual

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External Connections ! 1412 Turn on the camcorder and set it to mode.Verify that ! ( [AV/Headphones] is set to [) AV].3 Camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause theplayback shortly just before the desired scene.4 Camcorder: Resume playback.By default, onscreen displays will be embedded in the output videosignal. You can change the displays by repeatedly pressing 3(" 93).5 External device: Start recording when the scene you wish to copyappears; stop recording when it ends.6 Camcorder: Stop playback.NOTES• We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact poweradapter.! Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web SitesYou can convert your high-definition video recordings into standarddefinition in order to upload them to your favorite video sharing Website.If you are using an Eye-Fi card, after converting your video recordingsinto standard definition scenes you can upload your movies wirelessly,directly from the camcorder. Refer to Eye-Fi’s homepage for the latestinformation on compatible Web sites.You can complete the conversion to standard definition in the cam-corder and then use the supplied software ImageMixer 3 SE to uploadyour videos to the Web.InstallationSee ‘PIXELA Applications’ Installation Guide.Using the softwareSee ‘ImageMixer 3 SE Software Guide’ (PDF file on the Transfer Utili-ties CD-ROM).!"#$142 ! External ConnectionsConverting Scenes into Standard Definition1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.2 Make sure there is a memory card in the camcorder with sufficientavailable space.3 Open the [Original], [Playlist] or [Video Snapshot] ! [Original]/[Playlist] index screen.• Check that you have selected the # tab (built-in memory).• [Original] or [Video Snapshot] ! [Original] index screen: To convert allthe scenes recorded on a specific date, narrow down the scenesshown to scenes recorded on that date (" 55).4 Touch [%] to open the scene selection screen.When you convert scenes from the [Playlist] index screen (including theplaylist of video snapshot scenes), you cannot select individual scenes;instead, the entire playlist will be converted. Skip directly to step 6.5 Touch on the individual scenes you want to convert.• A checkmark & will appear on scenes selected. Touch a selectedscene again to remove the checkmark.• To select all the scenes at once: Touch [Select All] instead oftouching individual scenes. (Remove in advance any checkmarksfrom scenes you may have selected individually.)6 Press ( and touch [Yes].• If a copyright notice appears, read itcarefully and touch [OK] if you agree.• Before touching [Yes], you can touch[*] to change the conversionsettings as described below.• Touch [(] to interrupt the operationwhile it is in progress.Operating modes:!"#$External Connections ! 1437 When the conversion is completed, a confirmation screen willappear.Connect the camcorder to the computer at this point (" 144) tocontinue uploading the converted videos to the Web or touch [EndWithout Connecting] to connect to the computer later.To embed the recording date and timeThe recording date and time will always be displayed on the convertedscene.To select the bit rateUsing a higher bit rate will result in better video quality for the con-verted scenes, while a lower bit rate will result in smaller file sizes andfaster uploads.To convert only part of a sceneInstead of steps 4 and 5 above, touch on the scene you want to con-vert to start playing it back. Pause the playback at the point where youwant the conversion to begin and continue with step 6.NOTES• When converting scenes in the [Playlist] or [Video Snapshot] ! [Original]/[Playlist] index screen:- The scenes are converted with the selected background music(" 89) instead of the original sound.[*] ( [Embed Date/Time] ( [On] ( [%] ( [%][*] ( [Bit Rate (Quality)] ( Desired option ( [%] ([%]!"#$144 ! External Connections• When converting scenes in the [Playlist]:- All the scenes are merged into one converted scene.- If the converted scene is too large, it will be split into smaller 10-minute long scenes.- When converting only part of a scene, the maximum length of theconverted scene will be 10 minutes from the starting (playback pause)point.- The playlist cannot be converted when its total playback time exceeds2 hours and 30 minutes.• The time required to convert scenes is approximately equal to the totalplayback time of the converted scenes. In most cases this is still fasterthan converting the scenes in the computer so we recommend youconvert scenes in the camcorder.Connecting to the Computer and Uploading your VideosIf you are connecting the camcorder to the computer immediately afterthe conversion described in the previous section, start this procedurefrom step 3 below. Otherwise, start this procedure from the beginning.1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.2 Open the [For Web Upload] index screen on the memory card.3 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USBcable.• Connection %. Refer to Connection Diagrams (" 124).• If the device type selection screen appears, touch [Computer/Printer].• On the computer, ImageMixer 3 SE will start up automatically and thestartup screen (ImageMixer 3 Launcher) will appear.4 Click [Web upload] and continue the operation on the computerfollowing the software's indications.See also ‘ImageMixer 3 SE Software Guide’ (PDF file on the TransferUtilities CD-ROM).[!] ( " ( [SD Scenes] ( [For Web (MPEG-2)]!"#$