Canon HF M56 Quick Guide

The warranty information for Australia and New Zealand is at the end of this Quick Guide.

Quick Guide

PUB. DIE-0417-000

HD Camcorder

Important Usage Instructions

COPYRIGHT WARNING: Unauthorized recording of copyrighted materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws.

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this product to dripping or splashing.

The Mains plug is used as the disconnect device. The Mains plug shall remain readily operable to disconnect the plug in case of an accident.

While using the compact power adapter, do not wrap it or cover it with a piece of cloth, and do not place it in confined narrow spaces.

CA-110E identification plate is located on the bottom.

European Union (and EEA) only.

This product should be handed over to a designated collection point, e.g., on an authorized one-for-one basis when you buy a new similar product or to an authorized collection site for recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and batteries and accumulators. Improper handling of this type of waste could have a possible impact on the environment and human health due to potentially hazardous substances that are generally associated with EEE. Your cooperation in the correct disposal of this product will contribute to the effective usage of natural resources. For more information about the recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, waste authority, approved scheme or your household waste disposal service or visit www.canon-europe.com/environment. (EEA: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

Complies with IDA Standards

DB007671

These symbols indicate that this product is not to be disposed of with your household waste, according to the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC), the Battery Directive (2006/66/EC) and/or your national laws implementing those Directives.

REGIONS OF USE

LEGRIA HF M56 is in compliance (as of January 2012) with the radio signal regulations of the regions listed below. For details on other regions where it can be used, make inquiries with the contacts listed on the back side of this instruction manual.

REGIONS

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France*, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

* France: Cannot be used outdoors.

Statement on EC directive

Hereby, Canon Inc., declares that this WM217 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

Please contact the following address for the original Declaration of Conformity: CANON EUROPA N.V. Bovenkerkerweg 59-61, 1158 XB Amstelveen, The Netherlands CANON INC. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

Model ID0009: LEGRIA HF M56

Important Note About the Memory

• Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or

flashing. Failing to do so may result in permanent data loss or damage to the memory.

- Do not open the memory card slot cover.

- Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.

- Do not change the camcorder’s operating mode.

Trademark Acknowledgements

• SD, SDHC and SDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.

• Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion in the United States and/or other countries.

• App Store, iPhone, iTunes, Mac OS and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• “x.v.Color” and the “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks.

• HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.

• “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.

• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.

• Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc .

• Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

• Wi-Fi Certified, WPA, WPA2, and the Wi-Fi Certified logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

• WPS as used on the camcorder’s settings, onscreen displays and in this manual signifies Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

• DLNA, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED are trademarks, service marks, or certificati on marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance.

• Other names and products not mentioned above may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

• This device incorporates exFAT technology licensed from Microsoft.

• “Full HD 1080” refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition video composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).

• ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206.

• This product is licensed under AT&T patents for the MPEG-4 standard and may be used for encoding MPEG-4 compliant video and/or decoding MPEG -4 compliant video that was encoded onl y (1) for a personal and non-commercial purpose or (2) by a video provider licensed under the AT&T patents to provide MPEG-4 compliant video. No license i s granted or implied for any other use for MPEG -4 standard.

Package contents

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• CA-110E Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) [1]

• BP-718 Battery Pack

•Stylus pen [2]

• HTC-100/S HDMI Cable [3]

• IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable [4]

• 0 Wi-Fi Basic Setup Guide

•2 Software CD-ROMs

- PIXELA CD-ROM*

0 Contains VideoBrowser for managing, editing, and playing back movies, and Network Utility for transferring recordings wirelessly to a computer. 1 Contains Transfer Utility for saving and transferring movies and music files you can use as background music.

- : LEGRIA CD-ROM

Contains the full-version Instruction Manual of the camcorder (PDF file). See the explanation on next page.

* The CD-ROM includes the instruction manual of the software (PDF file). A

printed Startup Guide for PIXELA’s software is also supplied. Refer to this Startup Guide for details about the supplied software.

Table of Contents

5 Package contents

8 Onscreen Icons and Displays

13 Charging the Battery Pack

15 Basic Preparations

18 Setting the Date/Time and Language

20 Using a Memory Card

23 Shooting Video and Taking Photos

26 Playing Back Movies and Viewing Photos

29 Playback on a TV Screen

31 Saving and Sharing Your Recordings

32 Abridged Specifications

About the Camcorder’s Wi-Fi Functions (0 only)

You can make your camcorder an active part of your Wi-Fi network to fully enjoy a variety of Wi-Fi functions. While these Wi-Fi functions are beyond the scope of this Quick Guide, you can read the Wi-Fi Basic Setup Guide supplied with the camcorder to complete the connection of the camcorder to your home Wi-Fi network. And you have the complete information in the full-version Instruction Manual (PDF file*).

About the Camcorder’s PDF Instruction Manual

This guide will get you started and show you how to use the most basic functions of your camcorder to shoot video, take photos and play back your recordings (using the camcorder or connecting it to your TV). To learn more about the more advanced functions of your camcorder, to read important handling precautions and to consult the troubleshooting section if an error message is displayed, be sure to read the full-version Instruction Manual (PDF file*). In this Quick Guide, the ; mark indicates reference page numbers in the PDF file.

* Adobe® Reader® 6 or later is required to view the PDF Instruction Manual.

Installing the Camcorder’s Instruction Manual (PDF file)

1 Turn on the computer.

2 Insert the LEGRIA CD-ROM into the computer’s disc drive.

3 Windows: Open the drive into which you inserted the CD-ROM

using Windows Explorer. Mac OS: Use Finder and click on the CD-ROM icon.

4 Click/Double-click the Disc_Setup.exe icon.

5 In the installer panel, click [Instruction Manual of the

Camcorder] and select your language.

6 When the installation is complete, click [OK], then [Exit].

The installer will save the camcorder’s Instruction Manual (PDF file) on the computer and will create a shortcut icon on the desktop for easy access.

introduction

Onscreen Icons and Displays

Recording movies (using Story Creator)

1 Control button [FUNC.]: Open the [ Main Functions] panel (; 28) 2 Smart AUTO (A 24) 3 Face detection frame (; 97) 4 Touch & Track frame: Touch a moving subject on the screen to keep it

clearly in focus at all times. (; 99)

5 Control button [PHOTO] - Take a photo (A 23) 6 Control button [?]: Displays a shooting tip for the current story scene 7 Memory operation (; 194) 8 Intelligent IS (; 48) 9 Remaining battery time

- If the icon appears in yellow or red, the battery pack is almost empty. Replace with a fully charged battery pack.

Aq Zoom (A 23) Aa Recording mode (A 22) As Recording standard (A 17) Ad Current story scene (; 67) Af Recommended scene length (; 67) Ag Decoration: Add a fun personal touch using stamps, drawings, image mix

and more. (; 71)

100% 75% 50% 25% 0%

Onscreen Icons and Displays

Recording movies

Manual mode Cinema mode

Ah Recording program: Recording programs allow you to change various

picture-related settings to your preference, or to use a special scene recording program to apply the camcorder settings most appropriate for a variety of situations. (; 92)

Aj Manual exposure: Correct the exposure manually for a picture darker/

brighter than the one obtained using the automatic exposure set by the camcorder. (; 103)

Ak AGC (automatic gain control) limit (; 104) Al = Instant AF/@ Normal AF (; 179); MF Manual focus

(; 105)

Sq Face detection: You can have the camcorder automatically detect people’s

faces and use this information to adjust the focus and set the best exposure and color control settings for beautiful videos and photos. (; 97)

Sa White balance: Change the setting so different lighting conditions do not

affect the colors in your recordings and white objects look truly white. (; 107)

Ss Audio level indicator: Manually adjust the audio recording level.

(; 115)

Sd x.v.Color: The camcorder uses a color space with an extended gamut to

achieve deeper colors, closer to real life. (; 183)

Sf While recording/during playback: Scene counter (hours : minutes :

seconds); < Self timer (; 110)

Onscreen Icons and Displays

Sg Image stabilizer (; 95) Sh Tele macro (; 106) Sj Remaining recording time

* On the memory card; & In the built-in memory*

( Relay recording (; 39)*

- When there is no more free space on the memory, [& End] (built-in memory*) or [* End] (memory card) will be displayed in red and recording will stop.

* 0 only.

Sk Frame rate (; 91) Sl Image effects: Fine-tune the brightness, sharpness, color and contrast of

your recordings. (; 109)

Dq Microphone attenuator: Use the attenuator to avoid audio distortions when

the sound is too loud. (; 180)

Da Audio scene select (; 111) Ds Headphone output (; 116) Dd Custom control button (; 187) Df Level marker: Display onscreen markers to check your composition and

make sure horizontal or vertical lines do not appear crooked in your recordings. (; 180)

Dg Remote sensor off (; 187) Dh Fader (; 100) Dj Auto wind screen: Wind screen removes the background sound of wind

when recording outdoors. You may want to turn it off when recording indoors in very quiet surroundings. (; 112)

Dk Directionality of the optional SM-V1 Surround Microphone (; 119) Dl Conversion lens (Tele-converter shown) (; 180) Fq Mini advanced shoe (; 118) Fa Control button [FILTER 1] - Cinema-look filters: Use cinema-look filters to

create unique movies with distinctive looks. (; 69)

Fs In record pause mode: Total number of scenes Fd Pre-recording: The camcorder will start recording video 3 seconds before

you press Y, so you do not miss important shooting opportunities. (; 96)

Onscreen Icons and Displays

Playing movies (during playback)

AVCHD movies:

MP4 movies:

Ff Eye-Fi Wireless Communication: Using an Eye-Fi card you can upload you

recordings wirelessly. Important restrictions apply so be sure to refer to Using an Eye-Fi card (; 152).

Fg Scene number Fh Playback control buttons (A 27) Fj Data code: Displays information depending on the type of recording.

(; 65, 181)

Fk Volume and background music balance controls (; 55, 81) Fl File number (; 183) Gq Volume controls (; 55)

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