Canon HG-10 User manual

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Quick Reference Guide to the Canon HG-10
UB Media Lab
Quick Reference Guide
to the
Canon HG-10
High Definition Hard Disk Camcorder
Please remember to TRANSFER YOUR FOOTAGE OFF THE CAMERA before
returning it to the media lab. (See Transferring Footage Instructions)
The Canon HG-10 is a tapeless camcorder. All footage is recorded onto a hard drive that is built into
the camera. This has many advantages, two of which are no more money spent on tapes and a much
easier and faster capturing process for editing. However, you need to be extra careful with the
camera because there are no tapes - any carelessness or harm to the camera will not only damage
the camera (and cost you money) but also destroy all your footage. You will also need to be very
diligent with keeping back up copies of your footage files on your
external hard drives and/or DVDs.
Files are easier to be misplaced and corrupted than tapes are, so
please be smart about your recording and be organized with your files!
(Please see the Transferring Footage Instructions for more information.)

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Quick Reference Guide to the Canon HG-10
UB Media Lab
Canon HG-10
Item List
1. Case (with a shoulder strap)
2. Camera (with a shoulder strap)
3. 2 Batteries
4. AC Power Adapter (with cord)
5. Remote Controller
6. XLR-mini Cable
7. USB2 Cable
(Please make it sure to check out the following items with Canon HG-10.)
8. HD Camera Quick Reference Guide (Manual Included)
9. #6 Tripod
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Quick Reference Guide to the Canon HG-10
UB Media Lab
Table of Content
Canon HG-10 Item List P. 2
TOUR OF THE CAMERA P. 4
ON THE TOP OF THE CAMERA P. 5
THE BACK OF THE CAMERA P. 6
POWER SWITCH P. 7
CAMERA MODE & PLAY MODE P. 7
NAVIGATION P. 8
PLAY MODE P. 10
CAMERA MODE P. 11
MENU & CONTROLS IN CAMERA MODE P. 12
WHITE BALANCE P. 13
IMAGE EFFECT & D. EFFECT P. 14
CAMERA SETUP P. 15
ADJUSTING FOCUS & EXPOSURE P. 16
USING HEADPHONES P. 17
USING A MICROPHONE P. 17
USING THE BATTERIES P. 18
CHARGING THE BATTERIES P. 18
IMPORTING FOOTAGE P. 19
LOG AND TRANSFER IN FINAL CUT P. 20

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Quick Reference Guide to the Canon HG-10
UB Media Lab
TOUR OF THE CAMERA
The LCD screen is on the left side of the
camcorder, open it by pulling gently on the grip
on the end of the screen. The LCD can tilt and
swivel to adjust the viewing angle.
On the inside of the LCD screen there is the
USB port (A) for plugging the camcorder into
the computer. (See Transferring Footage instruc-
tions.) Also, there is a tiny door that can open to
accept a mini-SD card (3 & 4) – this is only
used for taking still images with camera.
Inserting and Removing a Memory Card
1. Turn off the camcorder
2. Open the LCD panel.
3. Open the memory card slot cover.
4. Insert the memory card with the label facing
up, all the way into the slot until it clicks.
5. Close the cover.
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ON THE TOP OF THE CAMERA
Quick Start – when this button is pressed the camcorder
will go to sleep, it will still be ON but in a stand-by mode
that uses less power. When pressed again it will come
back ON and be ready for shooting.
DISP. – This button will remove all the
onscreen icons from the LCD screen to provide an
unhindered view of the screen. Pressing it again will
return all the onscreen icons.
The blue printer button is for printing still images
directly from the camera. IGNORE THIS BUTTON.
P/AUTO – When it is in “AUTO” position the entire
camera will be in automatic mode, you will not be able to
use any manual settings. It is recommend to leave it in the
“P” position so that you’ll have manual control over the
camcorder’s features.
Zoom Toggle - This is a variable speed zoom, so the
harder you press on the button the faster the camera will
zoom. Likewise the softer you press, the slower the camera
will zoom. (This feature can be turned off in the MENU.)
PHOTO – This button will not work unless you have a
mini-SD card in the camera. It is used only to take still
images with the camera.
Underneath the viewfinder there is a small slider that will
adjust the focus of the viewfinder. (This does not effect the
focus of the camera’s lens, only the viewfinder.)

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Quick Reference Guide to the Canon HG-10
UB Media Lab
THE BACK OF THE CAMERA
Under the power/mode selection dial there is a
small switch with a picture of a video camera
and a still camera. Leave it in the top (video
camera) mode to record video.
The bottom (photo) mode is only for taking
photos and you’ll need a mini-SD card.
(The photo features of this camera are not
covered in this guide.)
The oval shaped button is
the RECORD START/STOP button.
Below the record button is the AC Adapter
port. To operate the camera using AC power,
plug one end into here and the other into a wall
outlet.

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UB Media Lab
POWER SWITCH
The power switch (mode dial) is at the rear of
the camera to the right of the viewfinder.
To Turn On The Camcorder
Hold the small grey lock button pressed down
and turn the dial from OFF to ON. This will
power the camera ON. The camera will beep
and a light will come on.
CAMERA MODE & PLAY MODE
Turn the dial toward MODE and release.
Green light - PLAY indicator
Red light - CAMERA indicator
Use CAMERA mode to record new footage
and PLAY mode to review your footage.
To Turn The Camcorder Off
Turn the power switch (mode dial) back to OFF
and the camera will shut down.

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UB Media Lab
NAVIGATION
All movement between menus (in both
CAMERA and PLAY modes) is controlled by
the SET dial, arrow buttons (Up, Down, Left,
Right), which is on the left side of the LCD
screen.
Navigating the MENU
(Up) and (Down) arrows to select the
sub-menu.
(Left) and (Right) arrows to access
each sub-menu’s options. (or) to adjust the
settings of some features.
SET will open a submenu (or) turn a feature
ON or OFF.
Press FUNC to view MENU then press
“SET” button to navigate within the MENU.
Use UP and Down arrow buttons to change
submenus.
When the camcorder is set on PLAY
mode there are five submenus within the
MENU.
1. HDD Operations
2. Display Setup
3. System Setup
4. Date/Time Setup (Ignore this menu)
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UB Media Lab
1. HDD Operations
From this submenu you can see how much
space is being used on the hard disk and how
much is available. You can initialize (Erase)
the camera’s drive. If you do this it will erase all
footage on the camera – So BE CAREFUL!
(You don’t need to initialize the drive, the
Media Lab will take care of that for you.)
• ALWAYS LEAVE THE DROP SENSOR
ON! (It is the camera’s safety feature and
needs to be on all the time.)
2. Display Setup (Ignore this menu)
3. SYSTEM SETUP
The only features that you need to be concerned
with in this sub-menu is SPEAKER VOLUME
and AV/PHONES.
SPEAKER VOL.
Press SET to change the volume. A large vol-
ume bar will appear. Press the right and left ar-
rows to raise or lower the camera’s volume. This
volume is the playback and/or headphone
volume, not the recording volume.
AV/PHONES
This allows you to switch between AV output
(TV) and Phones output (Headphones). Make
sure this is set to PHONES so you can monitor
your recording. If you hear a buzzing sound
when you plug in headphones, that means
the port is set to AV and you need to go into
the menu and change it to PHONES.
4. Date/Time Setup (Ignore this menu)
5. Close
Press “SET” to exit the MENU.
You can also press the “FUNC.” button to
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PLAY MODE
• In PLAY MODE you can view the footage.
• This menu acts just like the menu of a DVD.
• The SET control wheel on the left side of the
LCD screen is the main navigation control for
the camera.
• Turn the outer dial to ip through the “pages”
of your footage or press the arrows to move
through the clips one by one in the
PLAY menu.
• An orange border will appear around a
selected clip and a white circle icon will
briey appear on the clip’s thumbnail image.
• To play the selected clip, press the SET
button or the START/PAUSE button.
• The REW, FFWD, START/PAUSE &
STOP buttons at the bottom of the LCD
screen work the same as a DVD player.
• The STOP button will return to
the PLAY menu.
The FUNC. button will bring up four icons at
the bottom of the LCD screen.
Add to Playlist
Ignore this option; it is only useful when playing
back selected clips on a TV.
Delete
To delete the selected clip then press the SET
button. A window will appear with the three
choices, Delete All Scenes, Delete One Scene
or Cancel. If you choose to delete clip it will
prompt you one last time to delete the clip also
from the playlist, select Yes. The it will erase
the clip – MAKE SURE NOT TO MOVE
THE CAMERA DURING THIS PROCESS!
Select Date
Ignore this option.
MENU
Press SET to open the menu.