Canon camcorder DC22 User Manual

							 Other Recording Options
Advanced Functions
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Applying 
1Press   to capture the 
images.
2Press   to record the multi-
image screen displayed.
Combining Images (Card Mix)
You can choose one of the sample 
images (including picture frames, 
backgrounds and animations) from the 
collection on the supplied DIGITAL 
VIDEO SOLUTION DISK and combine it 
with your live video recording to add a 
note of playfulness to your movies.
Card Chroma Key [CARD CHROMA]
Combines frames with your recordings. 
The live video recording will appear 
instead of the blue area of the card mix 
image.
Mix level adjustment: Blue area of the still 
image.
Card Luminance Key [CARD LUMI.]
Combines illustrations or titles with your 
recordings. The live video recording will appear instead of the light area of the 
card mix image.
Mix level adjustment: Light area of the still 
image.
Camera Chroma Key [CAM. CHROMA]
Combines backgrounds with your 
recordings. Record your subject in front of 
a blue background and any part of your 
subject that is not blue will appear 
superimposed on the picture with the card 
mix image serving as background.
Mix level adjustment: Blue area of the live 
video recording.
Card Animation [C. ANIMATION]
Combines animations with your 
recordings. You can choose from three 
types of card animation effects.
• [CORNER]: The animation appears on 
the upper left and the lower right corner of 
the screen.
• [STRAIGHT]: The animation appears on 
the top and bottom of the screen and 
moves right and left.
• [RANDOM]: The animation moves 
randomly on the screen.
Mix level adjustment: Blue area of the 
card animation image.
D.EFFECTS button
D.EFFECTS
Start/Stop
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POINTS TO CHECK
Upload to the memory card a sample 
image from the supplied DIGITAL VIDEO 
SOLUTION DISK software CD-ROM. 
Refer to Adding Still Images from your 
Computer to the Memory Card in the 
electronic instruction manual (PDF file) 
included on the same CD-ROM.
Mode switch: 
 Default value
Setting
TO SET THE CARD MIX 
1Select ( ) [IMAGE SELECT] and 
then select ( ) the still image 
you want to combine.
2Select ( ) [MIX TYPE] and set 
( ) a mix type appropriate for the 
image you selected.
If you selected [C.ANIMATION], select 
( ) [ANIMAT.TYPE] and set ( ) 
the animation type preferred.
3If you want to adjust the mix level, 
select ( ) [MIX LEVEL] and set 
( ) the level preferred.
4Press ( ) to save the settings and 
press   to close the menu.
 appears.
Applying
Press .
•  changes to green and the 
combined image appears.
• Still images cannot be recorded on 
the memory card while the Card Mix 
function is activated.
(13)
D.EFFECT OFF
FUNC.( 27)
Icon of the currently selected 
Digital Effect
CARD MIX
FUNC.
FUNC.
D.EFFECTS button
D.EFFECTS
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							 Editing the Scenes
Editing Functions
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Editing Functions Editing the Scenes
Creating a Playlist
Create a playlist to easily edit your 
movies. Include in your playlist only the 
scenes you prefer or change the order in 
which they will be played back, without 
affecting your original recordings. After 
you add scenes to the playlist you will 
have two types of index screens: The 
original index screen (for the original 
recordings) and the playlist index screen.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
Adding Scenes to the Playlist
Options
From the original index screen, select 
( ,  ) the scene to add to the playlist. 
To add all scenes there is no need to 
select any particular scene.When the operation is 
completed “ADDED TO 
PLAYLIST” will be displayed. 
Press   to check the 
scenes in the playlist index screen.
Moving Scenes in the Playlist
From the original index screen, press 
. From the playlist index screen, 
select ( ,  ) the scene to move.
Deleting Scenes
You can delete those scenes that you are 
not interested in keeping. Remember that 
when you delete scenes in the playlist, 
you do not affect your original recordings; 
However, when you delete an original 
recording, it will be deleted also from the 
playlist.
Editing the Scenes
( 13)
[ALL SCENES]
Adds all scenes in the original index 
screen to the playlist.
[ONE SCENE]
Adds only the selected scene to the 
playlist.
[CANCEL]
Returns to the original index screen.
FUNC.
( 27)
 ADD TO PLAYLIST
Desired option
YES
FUNC.(27)
 MOVE
Move ( ,  ) the orange 
marker to the new position of the 
scene and press ( ).
YES
FUNC.
PLAYLIST
PLAYLIST
FUNC.
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IMPORTANT
   Be careful when deleting original recordings. 
Once deleted, an original scene cannot be 
recovered.
   Do not change the position of the power 
switch or the  /  switch while the scene is 
being deleted.
NOTES
   Scenes cannot be deleted when the disc is 
protected ( 65).
   You may not be able to delete scenes shorter 
than 5 seconds.
Deleting a Single Scene
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
From the original index screen, select 
( ,  ) the scene to delete. To delete 
a scene only in the playlist, press 
 first, and then select the scene.
Deleting a Scene Just After Recording
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW discs (VIDEO or 
VR mode).
1Immediately after recording a 
scene, press  (record review).
2While reviewing the scene, select 
( )   and press ( ).
3Select ( ) [YES] and press ( ).
NOTES
You will not be able to delete the last scene if 
after the scene was recorded you changed the 
operating mode, turned off the camcorder or 
removed the disc.
Deleting All Scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
To delete all the scenes from the original 
index screen follow the procedure below. 
This will delete also the whole playlist. If 
you only want to delete all the scenes 
from the playlist (without affecting the 
original recordings), press   first 
and then continue as follows.
* When you are deleting the playlist, this menu 
option will be replaced by [PLAYLST ALL 
DEL].
(13)
FUNC.( 27)
 DELETE
YES
(13)
PLAYLIST
FUNC.
( 13)
MENU( 27)
 DISC OPERATIONS
MOVIES ALL DEL*
YES
 button
PLAYLIST
MENU
MENU
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							 Disc Options
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Dividing a Scene
You can divide your recordings in order to 
leave only the best parts and later cut out 
the rest. Remember that when you divide 
scenes in the playlist, you do not affect 
your original recordings.
NOTES
Photomovie scenes and scenes created by 
converting single still images ( 68) cannot be 
divided.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
From the original index screen, select 
( ,  ) the scene to divide. To divide a 
scene only in the playlist, press   
first, and then select the scene.
* You can use the following icons and the 
special playback modes ( 34) to bring the 
scene to a precise point.
/ :  Skip to the beginning of the 
current/next scene.
/ :  One frame reverse/advance.
Disc Options
Protecting the Disc
You can protect the whole disc to prevent 
the accidental erasure of important 
recordings.
IMPORTANT
Initializing the disc ( 65) will permanently 
erase all recordings, even if the disc is 
protected.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
Initializing the Disc
You need to initialize a DVD-RW disc 
when first inserting it into the camcorder 
and you may have to initialize a disc if you 
get the “DISC ERROR” message. You 
can also choose to initialize the disc if you 
wish to erase all the recordings on the 
disc or in order to change the disc 
specification.
( 13)
FUNC.( 27)
 DIVIDE
Playback of the scene begins. 
Press ( ) at the point where 
you want to divide the scene. *
 DIVIDE
YES
PLAYLIST
FUNC.
Disc Options
( 13)
MENU(27)
 DISC OPERATIONS
DISC PROTECT
YESMENU
MENU
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IMPORTANT
   Initializing the disc will permanently erase all 
recordings, even if the disc is protected. The 
lost original recordings cannot be recovered.
   Initialize all DVD-RW discs before using them 
with this camcorder. 
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW discs (VIDEO or 
VR mode).
Options
* Close the menu only after the screen display 
returns to the [DISC OPERATIONS] menu.
Changing the Disc Title
Before you finalize your disc, you can 
give it a title. The disc title will be 
displayed on the index screen when 
playing the finalized disc in most DVD 
players.
* Select one character at a time and press ( ) 
to add it to the title. Select [BACKSPACE] and 
press ( ) to delete the character to the left of 
the cursor’s position.
(13)
[VIDEO] mode
Most DVD players will play the disc, but 
except for the disc title, the recordings 
cannot be edited with the camcorder. 
[VR] mode
You will have the option to edit the 
recordings with the camcorder, but the disc 
can only be played in VR mode-compatible 
DVD players and computer DVD drives.
MENU
( 27)
 DISC OPERATIONS
DISC INITIALIZE
VIDEO
or
VR
YES
*YES
MENU
MENU
( 13)
MENU( 27)
 DISC OPERATIONS
DISC TITLE
Enter the title 
(up to 20 characters).*
SET
YES
MENU
MENU
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							 Still Image Options
Editing Functions
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Still Image Options 
Erasing Still Images
You can erase still images recorded on 
the memory card or on the disc (DVD-RW 
only).
IMPORTANT
Be careful when erasing images. Erased 
images cannot be recovered.
NOTES
Protected images on the memory card and 
images on a protected disc cannot be erased.
Erasing a Single Image
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
Erasing a Single Image Just After 
Recording
You can erase the still image recorded 
last while reviewing it within the time set 
for the [REVIEW] option (or immediately 
after recording it, if [REVIEW] is set to 
[ OFF]).
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW discs (VIDEO or 
VR mode).
While reviewing the image immediately 
after recording:
Erasing All Images
The following procedure will erase all the 
non-protected still images from the 
currently selected media (will not erase 
images with the   mark).
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type:   DVD-RW initialized in VR 
mode.
Still Image Options
( 13)
FUNC.( 27)
 IMAGE ERASE
ERASEFUNC.
FUNC.
( 13)
FUNC.(27)
 IMAGE ERASE
ERASE
( 13)
MENU(27)
 STILL IMG OPER.
ERASE ALL IMAGES
YES
FUNC.
FUNC.
MENU
MENU
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Copying Still Images
You can copy still images recorded on the 
memory card to the disc (for example, to 
add them to a Photomovie scene 
( 68)), or from the disc to the memory 
card (for example, to set print orders for a 
DPOF compatible printer ( 88)).
Copying a Single Image
POINTS TO CHECK
Select as the media for the still images, 
the media from where you want to copy 
images.
Copying All Images
POINTS TO CHECK
Select as the media for the still images, 
the media from where you want to copy 
images.
* The total size of all image files on the source 
media and the space available on the 
destination media will be displayed.
NOTES
   Still images not recorded with this camera 
may not be copied correctly.
   When there is not enough available space on 
the destination media, the operation will be 
terminated without copying all the image files.
   The copy operation may take a moment to 
complete depending on the number and total 
size of the image files.
Converting Still Images into Photomovie 
Scenes
Still images are recorded using JPEG 
compression, but a DVD player only 
recognizes the MPEG standard. Thus, to 
play back your still images with your DVD 
player, first you need to create a 
Photomovie scene – a slide show of all 
still images on the disc, where each 
image will be displayed for approx. 3 
seconds. 
Converting a Single Image
Select ( ) the still image you want to 
convert to a scene.
(13)
FUNC.( 27)
 COPY 
(card to disc)
or
 COPY 
(disc to card)
EXECUTE
(13)
MENU( 27)
FUNC.
FUNC.
 STILL IMG OPER.
ALL COPY [ ] *
(card to disc)
or
ALL COPY [ ] *
(disc to card)
YES
( 13)
MENU
MENU
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Converting All Images
POINTS TO CHECK
If you want to include in your Photomovie 
scene still images recorded on the 
memory card, copy them to the disc in 
advance (  68).
NOTES
   If the disc becomes full while creating a 
Photomovie scene, the operation will be 
canceled.
   This function does not affect the original still 
images.
Protecting Still Images on the Memor y 
Card
You can protect still images recorded on 
the memory card from accidental erasure.
IMPORTANT
Initializing the memory card (  70) will 
permanently erase all recorded still images, 
even the protected ones.
Protecting a Single Image
POINTS TO CHECK
: You can protect the still 
image recorded last while reviewing it 
within the time set for the [REVIEW] 
option (or immediately after recording it, if 
[REVIEW] is set to [  OFF]).
 appears and the image cannot be 
erased.
* To cancel the image protection, select [OFF] 
instead.
Protecting Still Images from the Index 
Screen
Move the zoom lever toward W to enter 
the still image index screen.
FUNC.( 27)
 CONVERT TO SCENE
EXECUTE
( 13)
MENU( 27)
 DISC OPERATIONS
PHOTOMOVIE
YES
FUNC.
FUNC.
MENU
MENU
( 13)
FUNC.(27)
 PROTECT
ON*
( 13)
MENU(27)
FUNC.
FUNC.
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*  appears on protected images. Press 
( ) to cancel the protection.
**After closing the menu the camcorder returns 
to the index screen.
Initializing the Memor y Card
Initialize a new memory card when first 
inserting it into the camcorder. You may 
have to initialize a card if you get the 
“CARD ERROR” message or you may 
choose to do so to erase all data 
recorded on it.
IMPORTANT
   Initializing the memory card will erase all still 
images, even the protected ones. The original 
still images cannot be recovered.
   Initialize all memory cards before using them 
with this camcorder.
 STILL IMG OPER.
 PROTECT
**
Bring ( ,  ) the cursor 
 to the image you want to 
protect and press ( ).*
Repeat this step to protect 
additional images.
(13)
MENU( 27)
MENU
MENU
 STILL IMG OPER.
CARD INITIALIZE
YES
YESMENU
MENU
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