Canon DC301 User Manual
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Additional Information
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The image stabilizer may not work well on subjects with low
contrast, with a recurring, repetitive pattern or without vertical lines.
• The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to
.
• We recommend setting the image stabilizer to [
OFF] when using a tripod.
[WIDESCREEN]: The camcorder uses the full width of the image sensor providing high-
resolution 16:9 recordings.
• Since the screens on the camcorder have an aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3
aspect ratio will appear in the center of the screen with black sidebars.
•
Playing back a widescreen recording: TV sets compatible with the WSS system will
automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV
manually. To play back on a TV with normal aspect ratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE]
setting accordingly (
65).
[WIND SCREEN]: The camcorder automatically reduces the background sound of wind
when recording outdoors.
• The wind screen cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to
.
• Some low-frequency sounds will be suppressed along with the sound of wind. When
recording in surroundings unaffected by wind or if you want to record low-frequency
sounds, we recommend setting the wind screen to [
OFF
].
Disc Operations (Initialization, Finalization etc.)
DISC OPERATIONS
1
Option available only with DVD-RW discs.
2
Option available only with finalized DVD-RW discs in VIDEO mode.
3
Option available only in the original index screen with DVD-RW discs in VR mode.
4
Option available only in the playlist index screen with DVD-RW discs in VR mode.
[DISC INFO]: Displays a screen where you can verify the details regarding the disc.
• The disc information includes the disc title, the disc type (DVD-R, DVD-R DL or DVD-
RW), the disc specification (VIDEO mode or VR mode), and an icon to indicate whether
the disc is finalized (
).
Menu item
Setting options
CAMERA
PLAY
[DISC INFO]
–
z
z
–
[INITIALIZE DISC]
1
[VIDEO], [VR], [CANCEL]
z
z
44
[FINALIZE]
[NO], [YES]
–
z
45
[UNFINALIZE]
2
[NO], [YES]
–
z
46
[DEL.ALL MOVIES]
3
[NO], [YES]
–
z
33
[DEL.PLAYLIST]
4
[NO], [YES]
–
z
33
[DISC TITLE]
–
–
z
44
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