Canon FS300 FS30/FS31/FS300 Instruction Manual - Page 88
Recording, Playback - battery life
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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