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Recording, Playback - battery life

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The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatures. - The battery may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack. Recording Pressing Start/Stop will not start recording. - You cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous recordings onto the memory (while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). Wait until the camcorder has finished. - The memory is full or it already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes). Delete some recordings ( 49, 76) or initialize the memory ( 35) to free some space. The point where Start/Stop was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the recording. - There is a slight interval between pressing Start/Stop and the actual start/end of recording. This is not a malfunction. - When the pre-recording function is used, the beginning of the scene will differ from when Start/Stop was pressed. The camcorder will not focus. - Autofocus does not work on the subject. Focus manually ( 58). - The lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft lens-cleaning cloth ( 118). Never use tissue paper to clean the lens. Changing between recording ( )/record pause ( )/playback ( ) takes longer than usual. - When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than usual. Save your recordings ( 83) and initialize the memory ( 35). Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly. - This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings ( 83) and initialize the memory ( 35). After using the camcorder for a long time, it becomes hot. - The camcorder may become hot after using it continuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction. If the camcorder becomes unusually hot or it becomes hot after using it only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder. Consult a Canon Service Center. Playback Cannot add scenes to the playlist. - The playlist can contain a maximum of 99 scenes. - You may not be able to add scenes to the playlist if they were recorded or edited using another device. Additional Information Š 103

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Additional Information
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The battery pack is exhausted extremely quickly even at normal temperatures.
-
The battery may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack.
Recording
Pressing
will not start recording.
-
You cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous recordings onto the memory
(while the ACCESS indicator is on or flashing). Wait until the camcorder has finished.
-
The memory is full or it already contains the maximum number of scenes (3,999 scenes).
Delete some recordings (
49, 76) or initialize the memory (
35) to free some space.
The point where
was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the recording.
-
There is a slight interval between pressing
and the actual start/end of recording.
This is not a malfunction.
-
When the pre-recording function is used, the beginning of the scene will differ from when
was pressed.
The camcorder will not focus.
-
Autofocus does not work on the subject. Focus manually (
58).
-
The lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft lens-cleaning cloth (
118). Never use tissue
paper to clean the lens.
Changing between recording (
)/record pause (
)/playback (
) takes longer than
usual.
-
When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer
than usual. Save your recordings (
83) and initialize the memory (
35).
Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly.
-
This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings
(
83) and initialize the memory (
35).
After using the camcorder for a long time, it becomes hot.
-
The camcorder may become hot after using it continuously for long periods of time; this is
not a malfunction. If the camcorder becomes unusually hot or it becomes hot after using it
only for a short while, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder. Consult a Canon Service
Center.
Playback
Cannot add scenes to the playlist.
-
The playlist can contain a maximum of 99 scenes.
-
You may not be able to add scenes to the playlist if they were recorded or edited using
another device.
Start/Stop
Start/Stop
Start/Stop
Start/Stop