Canon VIXIA HF M400 VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 166

Recording - battery life

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- The battery pack is faulty. Replace the battery pack. - The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached. Battery packs not rec- ommended by Canon for use with this camcorder cannot be charged using this camcorder. - If you are using a battery pack recommended by Canon for use with this camcorder, there may be a problem with the camcorder or battery pack. Consult a Canon Service Center. A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter. - A faint sound can be heard while the compact power adapter is connected to a power outlet. This is not a malfunction. 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 g 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 (0 61, 123) or initialize the memory (0 44) to free some space. The point where g was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the recording. - There is a slight interval between pressing g and the actual start/end of recording. This is not a malfunction. The camcorder will not focus. - Autofocus does not work on the subject. Focus manually (0 99). - The lens or Instant AF sensor is dirty. Clean the lens or sensor with a soft lens-cleaning cloth (0 184). 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 (N)/record pause (M)/playback (A) takes longer than usual. - When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than usual. Save your recordings (0 134) and initialize the memory (0 44). Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly. - This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings (0 134) and initialize the memory (0 44). Cannot record a photo while recording movies. - You cannot take photos in mode, while the digital zoom is activated (0 151) or while fading in or fading out a scene (0 95). 166 Š Additional Information

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Additional Information
-
The battery pack is faulty. Replace the battery pack.
-
The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached. Battery packs not rec-
ommended by Canon for use with this camcorder cannot be charged using this camcorder.
-
If you are using a battery pack recommended by Canon for use with this camcorder, there
may be a problem with the camcorder or battery pack. Consult a Canon Service Center.
A noise can be heard from the compact power adapter.
-
A faint sound can be heard while the compact power adapter is connected to a power outlet.
This is not a malfunction.
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
g
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 (
0
61, 123) or initialize the memory (
0
44) to free some space.
The point where
g
was pressed does not match the beginning/end of the
recording.
-
There is a slight interval between pressing
g
and the actual start/end of record-
ing. This is not a malfunction.
The camcorder will not focus.
-
Autofocus does not work on the subject. Focus manually (
0
99).
-
The lens or Instant AF sensor is dirty. Clean the lens or sensor with a soft lens-cleaning cloth
(
0
184). 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 (
N
)/record pause (
M
)/playback (
A
)
takes longer than usual.
-
When the memory contains a large number of scenes, some operations may take longer than
usual. Save your recordings (
0
134) and initialize the memory (
0
44).
Movies or photos cannot be recorded properly.
-
This may occur as movies and photos are recorded/deleted over time. Save your recordings
(
0
134) and initialize the memory (
0
44).
Cannot record a photo while recording movies.
-
You cannot take photos in
mode, while the digital zoom is activated (
0
151) or while
fading in or fading out a scene (
0
95).