Recording Movies on a Memory Card

You can record Motion JPEG movies with the camcorder, from a tape in the camcorder or from devices connected via the DV terminal or the AV terminal. The sound of a movie recorded on a memory card will be monaural.

Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder

Recording from Other Video Devices

Screen Displays during Movie Recording

1. Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
   - With SD Memory Cards up to 512 MB, you can record until "CARD FULL" appears (approx. 33 minutes in 320 x 240 with a 512 MB SD Memory Card).
   - With MultiMediaCards, the recording time is limited to 10 sec. in 320 x 240 pixels and 30 sec. in 160 x 120 pixels.
   
   
2. Press the start/stop button to stop recording.
   

Do not turn off the camcorder, change the position of the TAPE/CARD switch, disconnect the power source, open the memory card cover or remove the memory card while the card access indicator is flashing. Doing so could result in data damage. When you are using a SD Memory Card, make sure that the protect switch is set to allow recording. Do not load/unload a cassette during recording.

We recommend using a Canon SD Memory Card, or a SD Memory Card with a transfer rate of more than 2 MB/sec., right after you have formatted it with this camcorder. With memory cards not formatted with this camcorder, or when recording/erasing has been repeatedly performed, the writing speed may be lower and recording may stop. You can select the focusing point when recording a movie on the memory card. Users of Windows XP: When you plan to connect the camcorder to a computer using a USB cable, keep the length of one movie shorter than approx. 12 min. in 320 x 240 and 35 min. in 160 x 120. The recording time varies according to the movie size, the recoding condition and the subjects.

Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder

1. Play back the tape.
   
   
2. Press the start/stop button when the scene you wish to record appears.
   
   
3. Press the start/stop button to stop recording.
   

Recording from Other Video Devices

You can record movies from devices connected via the AV terminal (analog line-in function), or via the DV terminal onto a memory card.

1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode.
   - If a cassette is loaded, make sure the tape is stopped.
   - When recording via the AV terminal, make sure that "AVDV" is displayed on the screen. When recording via the DV terminal, make sure that "AVDV" is not displayed. Change the setting as necessary.
   
   
2. Connected device: Load a recorded cassette and play back the tape.
   
   
3. Press the <start/stop> button when the scene you wish to record appears.
   
   
4. Press the <start/stop> button to stop recording.
   
   

When recording from a tape in the camcorder or other video devices: A movie recorded from an image in 16:9 widescreen mode will be vertically compressed. The data code of the movie will reflect the date and time it has been recorded on the memory card.

Screen Displays during Movie Recording