Canon PICTBRIDGE DC220 Instruction Manual

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RecordingBasic Functions35About the Power Save mode: To save powerwhen the camcorder is powered by a batterypack, the camcorder will automatically shut off ifleft without any operations for 5 minutes( 50). To restore the power, slide the powerswitch toward MODE and release it, or movethe power switch to and back to ONagain.About the LCD and viewfinder screen: Thescreens are produced using extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with morethan 99.99% of the pixels operating tospecification. Less than 0.01% of the pixelsmay occasionally misfire or appear as black,red, blue or green dots. This has no effect onthe recorded image and does not constitute amalfunction.When using a tripod: Do notleave the viewfinder exposed todirect sunlight as it may melt(due to concentration of the lightby the lens). Do not use tripodswith fastening screws longerthan 5.5 mm (0.2 inch). Doingso may damage the camcorder.When recording movies, try to get a calm, stablepicture.Excessive camcorder movement while shootingand extensive use of fast zooms and panningcan result in fidgety, jittery scenes. In extremecases, the playback of such scenes may resultin visually induced motion sickness. If youexperience such a reaction, immediately stopthe playback and take a rest break asnecessary.Reviewing the Last Scene Recorded1 If the joystick guide does not appearon screen, press ( ) to display it.2 Push the joystick ( ) toward .• If does not appear on the joystickguide, repeatedly push the joystick( ) toward [NEXT] to display thejoystick guide in the illustration above.When the mode switch is set to AUTO,only one joystick guide will appear.• The camcorder plays back the lastscene (but without sound) and returnsto record pause mode.• While reviewing the scene, select( ) the icon and press ( ) toreturn to the recording mode.• If you are using a DVD-RW disc, youcan also delete the scene immediatelyafter recording it. Select ( ) theicon to delete the scene whilereviewing it ( 69).Selecting the Aspect Ratio of yourRecordings (16:9 Widescreen or 4:3)You can select the aspect ratio of yourrecording to match your TV. Thecamcorder uses the full width of the CCDproviding high-resolution 16:9 recording.POINTS TO CHECK Default value1 Press .2 Select ( ) the icon and press( ) to open the setup menus.3 Select ( ) [CAMERA SETUP] andpress ( ).4 Select ( ) [WIDESCREEN] andpress ( ).5 Select ( ) a setting option andpress ( ).The default is widescreen (16:9)recordings. Set it to [ OFF] toNEXT( 12)CAMERA SETUPWIDESCREEN ONFUNC.