Transferring Video Recordings - Canon VIXIA HV40 Instruction Manual

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• The video transfer may not work correctly
depending on the software and the
specifications/settings of your computer.
• If the computer freezes while the camcorder
is connected to it, disconnect the DV cable and
turn off the camcorder and the q>mputer. After a
short while, turn them on again, set the
camcorder to IPli.AY·@§L
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mode and restore the
connection.
• Before connecting the camcorder to the
computer using a DV cable, make sure that the
camcorder and computer are not connected
with a USB cable, and that no other IEEE1394
device is connected to the computer.
• Depending on the video editing software, you
may need to set the
IMiiJ
switch of the
camcorder to a mode other than PLAY. Refer to
the instruction manual of the editing software.
• We recommend powering the camcorder
using the compact power adapter.
• Refer also to the instruction manual of the
computer.
• The programs Zoom Browser EX and Image
Browser included with the supplied CD-ROM
can only be used to transfer still images
recorded on the memory card. Video recordings
on the tape cannot be transferred to the
computer using the software included with the
supplied CD-ROM.
Connecting
1
Start the computer.
2
Set the
camco~der
to
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PLAYk@§j/!
mode.
3
Connect the camcorder to the
computer using the digital
connection -connection type
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(CD 80)- shown in the previous
section PC Connection Diagrams.
When the connection is recognized
"I~I HDV/DV" will be displayed.
4
Start the video editing software.
Refer to the instruction manual of the
editing software.
(CD 12)
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POINTS TO CHECK
Change the following settings as necessary
before making the connections. Refer to the
corresponding explanation of each setting in the
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PLAY/OUT SETUP menu option list
([lJ 42).
- [PLAYBACK STD] and [DV OUTPUT] to
select the standard of the output video. Note
that the video standard of the transferred video
depends also on the standards supported by
the computer.
- [AV'" DV] to select whether to transfer
recordings from the tape in the camcorder (set
to
[fiB
OFF]) or video converted from an
external analog source (set to
[lmi
ON]).
Transferring Video Recordings
You can transfer recordings to a computer
using the HDV/DV terminal.
• A computer equipped with an
IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or an IEEE1394
(DV) capture board
• A DV cable (commercially available)
• Video editing software
• The appropriate driver
The standard of the video transferred
depends on the standard of the original
recording and the compatibility of the
video editing software.
When transferring a video originally
recorded in HDV standard, if the editing
software supports high-definition video,
video output will be in HD standard. If the
editing software does not support
high-definition video, even if the original
recording was made in HDV standard,
video output will be in SO standard.
Equipment and System Requirements
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