Canon E 200- Manuals

O O Q PiAV REW/@ sra» CBEatT eiarr ~V + ------------- SHIFT------------- y co m -n O33 mc CO z o O # (REC) (Recx}rd) Button 9 ◄◄ (FF) Button / + Button • M (PLAY) Button / SHIFT Button O ►► (REVIO Button / - Button O ■ (STOP) Button O C. (Counter) RESET Button 6 ^ (EJECT) Button O OPERATE Button O O...

WL-50 Wireless Controller 4fn fRl Using the wireless controller you can operate the camera from a distance, 0 Transmitter 0 F. (Fade) START/STOP Button 0 ON SCREEN Button 0 FF ^ Button 0 PLAY ► Button 0 STILL ►M Button 0 REC # Button 0 STOP ■ Button 0 REW ^ Button 0 TAPE RETURN Button 0 COUNTER RESE...

Viewfinder Dispiays <» 9 Viewfinder displays provide information and warnings regarding camera operation, recording and playback. Press ON SCREEN button O on wireless controller to see viewfinder displays except O and 0 on a connected TV screen. • Press CHARACTER TITLE button to see character tit...

Power Sources Using Battery Pack BP-E77K lEQ BP-E718 (option) BP-E722 (option) BP-E722D (option) 03 m -n O D mc Battery Pack 2? o Make sure battery pack is fully charged before use. Continuous recording time of BP-E77K is approximately 55 minutes. > • Some modes consume more power than others, so...

Attaching Battery Pack BEI 1. Slide battery pack into power source compartment. • Insert the end marked with a triangle. • Slightly loosen grip belt and press it down for easy battery loading. 2. Press battery pack until it clicks and locks In place. Removing Battery Pack BB3 Caution ---------------...

Charging Battery Pack Use the CA-100 Compact Power Adapter or the optional CB-110 Car Battery Adapter to charge battery pack. Connect the battery pack to the CA-100 (or CB-110) as shown and plug into mains outlet (or car cigarette lighter socket). When the operate indicator (green) is glowing steadi...

Battery Pack Continuous recording time Charging time BP-E77K approx. 55 minutes approx. 70 minutes BP-E718 approx. 100 minutes approx. 120 minutes BP-E722/BP-E722D approx. 115 minutes approx. 130 minutes Battery Wemlng When battery charge is nearly exhausted, “ВАТТ flashes in camera viewfinder and t...

N Attaching DC Coupler To use the compact power adapter or car battery adapter: 1. Insert D0100 DC Coupler into power source compartment. • Insert and remove in the same way as the battery pack (see p. 14). 2. Connect DC-100 cable to compact power adapter (or car battery adapter). ■ DC-100 D CA-100 ...

18 Inserting New Lithium Battery The CR2025 type lithium battery provides your camera with enough power to store the date and time and a character title, even when the camera is turned off. One lithium battery will last approximately one year. (Life span of lithium battery varies slightly according ...

Setting Date and Time DATE o CD m ■n O jj m c w o Set date and time when you first begin using the camera and when you change the lithium battery without back-up power. See p. 35 for recording date and time. Example: Setting date to 20 March, 1993 and time to 2:35 p.m. 1. Turn camera on by pressing ...

0 PLAY SHIFT 3. Press + and - buttons to scan year display. 12: 1 JANll993j [JAN ►993 AM lMAR_>993 DO AM jT^AR 1993 20 • Press once to scan one year at a time. • Press and hold to scan years quickly. • Press - button to scan display in reverse order. j-^1992 <-» 1993 ■*-> —«« ■«-> 2009 2...

12-00 AM o V ma P 1993 i2>00 20 1 I g - ^ O O ^ P M 20 MA#nT^93 7. Press + and - buttons to scan day display. • The camera knows the number of days in each month and which years are ieap years. 2 3 4 ► 5 ••••• 27 28 ■*-* 29 30 31 !] 8. Press SHIFT button when correct day is shown. • Date is set a...

20 MAff>rS93 2:35 PM 20 MAR 1993 11. Press + and - buttons to scan minute display. ___ • Minute display rotates through 60 minutes. 00 •*-> 01 ♦ » 02 ■»-» —— 58 ■« » 59 <-| 12. Press DATE button when correct minute is shown. • Minute display stops flashing and auto date and time starts func...

Camera Preparations Attaching Strap SS-300 Shoulder Strap Attach shoulder strap to the strap attachment bars, and adjust it to the most comfortable length. WS-20 Wrist Strap (option) The optional wrist strap can only be attached 1 the lower strap attachment bar. 03 m ■n O 3} m c z o 23

Anaching Lens Cap Cord 24 - a 1. Pass the cord provided through the loop on the lens cap. 2. Pass the grip belt through the ring of cord. Then pass the grip belt through the loop on the camera as shown. Removing and Attaching Lens Cap and Lens Hood 24 - b Remove lens cap before recording and hook it...

Adjusting Diopter 2 5 - a Adjust the diopter to individual eyesight correction when using the camera for the first time, when changing camera operators, or when changing eye distance from the finder. To adjust diopter: Turn the camera on and turn diopter adjustment ring until viewfinder displays are...

Camera Recording PAUSE 0 : 00:00 2 . 3. 4. Attach power source. When using a battery pack, make sure it is fully charged (see p. 15). Turn camera on. OPERATE indicator lights up. _____ ‘TAPE” flashes in viewfinder (see p. 30). Press A (EJECT) button. Video cassette compartment opens. EJECT button wo...

J3 m o o 3) g z o 0 00 01 REC * PAUSE 7. Press start/stop button. ___ • Recording starts and “REC” appears in viewfinder. iJiSJ • Tally lamp flashes rapidly. • See page 31-54 for information on making your recordings more effective. 8. Press start/stop button again to temporarily pause recording. ^0...

STOP Video Cassette Notes • Do not leave video cassette in camera after use, especially when the camera will not be in use for a long time. • There are several holes on the video cassette back, which are used for transferring information. Do not cover them with adhesive tape or other materials. • Do...

0 : 35 : 40^ <- OSEC 10 SEC Tape Counter During recording, the tape counter in the viewfinder indicates how long you have recorded. In the case shown in the diagram, you have recorded for approximately 35 minutes and 40 seconds (in SP mode). EH■ TTie tape counter is reset to 0:00:00 when you pres...

Т END Video Cassette Warning зо-д T. END” appears in viewfinder when tape is compieteiy used up. ’TAPE” flashes in viewfinder if camera is turned on and a video cassette is not loaded. Battery Pack Warning зо-в • “ВАТТ” flashes in viewfinder when battery pack is nearly exhausted. • If the camera is ...

Record Search ID m OO X gz o PAUSE Use record search to locate the desired point to resume recording. Record search can also be used to eliminate noise between recorded scenes. Use this function when you make additional recordings on a previously used video cassette - there will be no noise between ...

Record Review Press (Record Review) button during record pause mode to play back the last segment of recorded scene (approximately 3 seconds) in the viewfinder. Once playback is compiete, the camera returns to record pause mode where it left off. 1. Place camera in record pause mode. Ic^ 2. Press bu...

Edit-erase When an undesirable object or sound is recorded, such as someone walking across the picture or the sound of a car horn, the edit-erase function can be used to quickly return to the precise point where recording began, and record the scene again. This function oniy operates during the firs...

Recording Date and Time J3 m o O jj g z o 2 35 PM 20 MAR 1993 1. While recording or in record pause mode, press DATE button. Biffl • Date and time appear in viewfinder and are recorded with scene. • Date and time can also be recorded with title. 2. Press DATE button again to end date and time record...

Focusing Two focusing systems are available to suit your needs: autofocus and manual focus. Autofocus Tbe camera enters autofocus mode as soon as you turn the camera on. Focus adjusts automatically to suit the subject located in the centre of the viewfinder. • The camera transmits infrared beams to ...

в Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus Autofocus may not work well in the following instances, and manual focus will probably give you better results: A. Subjects with very glossy or shiny surfaces (e.g. car exteriors) B. Subjects with little or no reflection (e.g. dark clothes, dark hair, water surf...

Macro Recording M, TOCUS Macro recording allows you to record small subjects such as flowers and insects close-up, to full screen, and achieve extremely fine detail in your pictures. 1. Press FOCUS IS/M button to select manual focus. • “M. FOCUS" appears in viewfinder. 2. Rotate zooming lever to...

Zooming Zoom in on hard-to-catch subjects or add close-up personal touches to your recordings. Zoom out to reveal a breathtahJng view. The camera has 3 zooming methods: power zoom, manual zoom and wireless zoom. Power Zoom 4 o - a Press power zoom buttons on the grip. Press and hold T to gradually z...

Shooting with Video Light When shooting with backlighting or in a dark room, use the VL-7 Battery Video Light, which is powered by the battery pa^ mounted on camera body. • The duration of illumination with the BP-E77K is approximately 15 minutes. For longer shooting, be sure to have an extra batter...

Replacing Bulb 43- a Use only Canon Halogen BuR) MHL-5.7V 6W (accessory). • Before replacing the bulb, turn the power off and allow sufficient time for the bulb to cool. • Renrx>ve the video light from the camera before replacing the but). 1. Rotate the protector In the indicated direction. 2. Pu...

Gain-up/Backlight Compensation The GAIN UP/BLC button is used for the foltowing two functions. The camera will automatically select the appropriate function based on the lighting conditions. Gain-up Function 4S- a The gain-up function lets you record more brightly than usual, especially for when you...

O p e r a tio n : 1. Use zoom to set desired picture angle. • See page 40 for zooming. 2. Press start/stop button while holding down GAIN UP/BLC button. • Gain-up/backlight compensation functions operate only while the GAIN UP/BLC button is being held down. 3. When recording is complete, press start...

High-Speed Shutter m O O The high-speed shutter allows you to capture sports and other fast action scenes clearly. The camera has 3 high-speed shutter settings; 1/60th, 1/1000th and 1/4000th of a second. Select the correct shutter speed according to subject speed and brightness. Normal shutter speed...

Fade Fade effect allows you to make scenes gradually appear or disappear in smooth transition. Fade In Scene gradually appears from a blank white screen. 1. Place camera in record pause mode. 2. Press and hold FADE button until scene disappears completely from viewfinder. 3. Press start/stop button ...

DO m o o u gz o Fade Out Scene gradually disappears, fading to a blank white screen. 1. Press and hold FADE button during recording. • Scene gradually fades out. 2. Press start/stop button when scene has disappeared completely. • Camera goes into record pause mode. 3. Release FADE button. Notes: • S...

r 2 , 3 F S T A R T jSTOf^ o Wireless Fade Begin and end recording with a smooth fade in and fade out from a distance and without camera shake. PAUSÉ 1. Place camera in record pause mode. KiKl 2. Press F. START/STOP button. • Scene disappears, camera recording begins in about 1 or 2 seconds, and the...

Adding Titles to Recordings The camera allows you to create and store a character title which can be superimposed on recordings together with the date and time. Creating Character Titles Remember to create your title before you start recording. The title may be one or two lines of up to 16 character...

31 m o O jj gz Q ON VACATI ON I 6. Follow steps 4 and 5 until your title is complete. 7. When the title is finished, press CHARACTER TITLE button. BQ • Title is saved in camera’s memory. • Press CHARACTER TITLE button again to make title disappear from viewfinder. Notes: • Title cannot be created du...

O f i VACATION Recording Titles 1. While recording or in record pause mode, press CHARACTER TITLE button. QQ • Title appears in viewfinder and is recorded with scene. • Title can also be recorded with date and time. 2. Press CHARACTER TITLE button again to end title recording. 54

Playback Connection • For connecting accessories supplied with your camera see page 3. To piay back a video cassette on a TV, use the DOIOO DC Coupler together with the CA-100 Compact Power Adapter (or the optionai CB-110 Car Battery Adapter) or the BP-E^ Battery Pack as a power source. • Playback c...

The RU-100 RF Unit is required in order to view recorded video cassettes on a TV which does not have audio/video input terminals. There are two models of RU-100, one for Europe and one for Australia. The connection and setting procedures for the two models differ. Using TV without AudioA^ideo Input ...

Using TV without Audio/Video Input Terminals (Australian Model) Ru-100 Bsra I Connection Rug I Video Channel Selector I TO TV Terminal H FROM ANT. Terminal Coaxial Cable with DIN-Connectors aaasa g male H female Connection Procedure 1. Connect RF Unit to camera. 2. Attach aerial cable to FROM ANT. t...

Playback Procedure 1. Turn camera on. • OPERATE indicator lights up. 2. Press A (EJECT) button. • Video cassette compartment opens. 3. Load video cassette in camera and close video cassette compartment. 4. Press ■ (STOP) button to select playback mode. • Playback functions will not operate if you ha...

7. Press ■ (STOP) button to end playback. 8. Turn camera off. • OPERATE indicator goes off. TJ 03 > o High-Frequency Feedback • High-frequency feedback may occur if camera microphone is too dose to the TV speaker (only during recording or record pause mode). Lower TV volume. 61

Special Playback Methods In addition to normal playback, your camera also has fast forward, rewind and still playback, plus high-speed search. Playback is controlled by pressing buttons on the camera or by using the wireless controller. A. Fast Forward Playback Press and hold FF button during normal...

Tape Return 0 : 00:00 Tape return allows you to quickly return to a desired scene on the video cassette. • Camera does not have a TAPE RETURN button. Use the wireless controller to operate tape return. 1. When you locate a scene during playback that you want to watch again later, press COUNTER RESET...

Editing to Another VTR □ cn 1__ ■ - J OOD □ □□ /c /’HI. .. 3\ VTR With the help of a second VTR, your camera can also be used as a playback VTR to edit your recording. Connection Procedure You need the DC-100 DC Coupler, CA-100 Compact Power Adapter (or optioned CB-110 Car Battery Adapter) and C-150...

O^Q0O€^J FF/S PLAY fffiW/a +-------SHIFT--------- 0 PLAY SHIFT VTR 5 3 I! II Ff STOP STILL REC 1 , 6 STOP Editing Procedure 1 . Press ■ (STOP) button during record pause mode. 2. Locate a point slightly before editing start point on video cassette in camera. 3. Place second VTR in record pause mode....

Canon E200 Video System Chart <D VL-7 Battery Video Light VL-20 Battery Video Light WD-37 Wide-converter TL-37 Tele-converter FS-37 Filter Set FS-37U Filter Set Tripod RS-300 Rain Shield SC-300 Soft Canying Case HC-300 System Case WL-50 Wireless Controller 8mm Video Cassette SS-300 Shoulder Strap...

Carrying Cases SC-300 HC-300 \ • e o SC-300 Soft Carrying Case The optional SC-300 Soft Carrying Case provides lightweight protection for the camera and accessories. HC-300 System Case The optkxiai HC-300 System Case safely stores and helps protect the camera and its accessories during transportatio...

Optional Accessories 70 CB-110 BP-718 BP-E722 BP-722D MC-100 RS-300 CB-110 Car Battery Adapter For reootxJing using car battery. Plug into cigarette lighter socket. For use only with 12 or 24 V DC negative ground car battery. BP-E718 Battery Pack Use when shooting for long periods of time. Continuou...

VL-20 Battery Video Light This light, compact video light uses the BP-E77K or BP-E722 Battery Pack arxl is ideal for indoor or outdoor shooting. TL-37 Teie-converter This tele-oonverter is a magnification converter lens that increases the focal length of the camera lens by a factor of 1.4. You can u...

Problems and Troubleshooting_________ Use the following checklist for troubleshooting when you have problems with your camera. Consult your local dealer or service outlet if problems persist. Be sure all connections are properly made when using the camera with other units. Tlie following warnings ma...

Cautions c e ‘»“C)" r' î : B vv^ During Use A. Avoid High Temperatures and High Humidity. Do not expose the camera to high temperatures or high humidity, such as inside a car during hot weather, wh^ all the doors and windows are shut. Such exposure can cause damage. B. Avoid Exposure to Strong E...

Maintenance Keep the Heads Clean. The video heads should be cleaned only when necessaiy, preferably with the Canon 8mm Video Head Cluing Cassette CC-8 included in the Canon 8mm Video Cleaning Kit CK-E1. Clean the Camera with a Soft, Dry Cloth. The camera should be cleaned using a soft, dry doth. Do ...

Specifications E200 Power supply (rated): Power consumption: Television system: Video recording system: Audio recording system: image sensor: Tape format: Tape speed: Maximum recording time: Lens: Focusing system:Minimum focusing distance: Minimum illumination: Recommended illumination: Filter diame...

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