Canon FS30 FS30/FS31/FS300 Instruction Manual - Page 88

Recording, Playback

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Additional Information 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 it becomes hot very quickly or it becomes too hot to touch, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder. Consult a Canon Service Center. 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). - The memory is full or it already contains 3,999 scenes (the maximum number of scenes). Delete some recordings ( 41) or initialize the memory ( 31) 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 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 ( - Lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft lens-cleaning cloth ( 49). 102). Never use tissue paper to clean the lens. When a subject flits across in front of the lens, the image appears slightly bent. - This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors. When a subject crosses very quickly in front of the camcorder, the image may seem slightly warped. This is not a malfunction. Changing the operating mode 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 ( 72) and initialize the memory ( 31). Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly. - This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings ( initialize the memory ( 31). 72) and Playback Cannot add scenes to the playlist. - The playlist cannot contain more than 99 scenes or 100 hours of scenes. - You may not be able to add scenes to the playlist if they were recorded or edited using another device. Cannot delete a scene. - You may not be able to delete scenes recorded or edited using another device. 88

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Additional Information
88
After
us
ing the camcorder for a long time, it become
s
hot.
-
The camcorder may become hot after using it continuously for long periods of time; this is not a malfunction.
If it becomes hot very quickly or it becomes too hot to touch, it may indicate a problem with the camcorder.
C
onsult a
C
anon Service
C
enter.
The battery pack i
s
exha
us
ted extremely q
u
ickly even at normal temperat
u
re
s
.
-
The battery may have reached the end of its battery life. Buy a new battery pack.
Recording
Pre
ss
ing
will not
s
tart recording.
-
You cannot record while the camcorder is writing previous recordings onto the memory (while the A
CC
ESS
indicator is on or flashing).
-
The memory is full or it already contains 3,999 scenes (the maximum number of scenes). Delete some
recordings (
41) or initialize the memory (
31) to free some space.
The point where
wa
s
pre
ss
ed doe
s
not match the beginning/end of the recording.
-
There is a slight interval between pressing
and the actual start 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 foc
us
.
-
Autofocus does not work on the subject. Focus manually (
49
).
-
Lens is dirty.
C
lean the lens with a soft lens-cleaning cloth (
102
). Never use tissue paper to clean the lens.
When a
su
bject flit
s
acro
ss
in front of the len
s
, the image appear
s
s
lightly bent.
-
This is a phenomenon typical of
C
MOS image sensors. When a subject crosses very quickly in front of the
camcorder, the image may seem slightly warped. This is not a malfunction.
Changing the operating mode between recording (
)/record pa
us
e (
)/playback (
) take
s
longer than
usu
al.
-
When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than usual. Save
your recordings (
72) and initialize the memory (
31).
Movie
s
or photo
s
cannot be recorded properly.
-
This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings (
72) and
initialize the memory (
31).
Playback
Cannot add
s
cene
s
to the playli
s
t.
-
The playlist cannot contain more than 99 scenes or 100 hours of scenes.
-
You may not be able to add scenes to the playlist if they were recorded or edited using another device.
Cannot delete a
s
cene.
-
You may not be able to delete scenes recorded or edited using another device.
Start/Stop
Start/Stop
Start/Stop
Start/Stop