Canon E800- Manuals

Basic Operation Recording (See recording procedure, pp.20 — 22, for details.) Attach battery pack. • Make sure battery pack is fiilly charged (see p. ll). Press OPERATE button. Push Load video cassette. Press START/STOP button. • Press START/STOP button again to pause. PUB. D-IE-191 0590T3.8 © CANON...

Using Your Battery Packs Effectively Immediately After Purchase • Newly purchased battery packs have not been charged, so charge completely before using. • When charging brand new battery packs, charge until charge indicator lights, and disconnect. Then reconnect and charge a second time. General Us...

- ■'•1 The ESOOHi 8mm Video Camera & Recorder can be used for Hi8 video recording and playback. What is Hi8? Hi8 is an optional standard for high-band recording. Compared with conventional 8mm, Hi8 provides a dramatically clear and high quality picture. HÌ8 Video cassette A special video cassett...

Thank you for purchasing the Canon 8mm Video Camera & Recorder Canovision ESOOHi.The ESOOHi can record and play back standard 8mm or Hi8 video cassettes in full stereo. • Use only video cassettes marked with the Hi0 (E5 type) or 0 (P5 type). • With the ESOOHi, stereo recording is possible. Howev...

Contents Important Usage Instructions ................................................................................... 1 Before Using Your Camera Basic Operation ......................................................................................................... 4 Camera Parts and Functions ...

Playback STOP For playback on TV, see pp.26 — 31. Be sure to press STOP button before starting playback. Press STOP button. REW Press REW button. • Rewind the tape to the desired position, then press STOP button. Press PLAY button. Watch playback in viewfinder. • The picture in the viewfinder is bla...

Camera Parts and Functions OPERATE/CAUTION Indicator This indicator lights when the camera is turned on. It flashes to warn that there is internal condensation or to indicate that the battery pack needs to be recharged. Tally Lamp0 The tally lamp performs four important functions:• Flashes rapidly d...

^ >TCk REC cwiiTw TwipSo ACRT EDir JDv o o o - ® ® ® ® Diopter Adjustment Ring { p.18) EyecupStrap Attachment Bars ( 3'p.19) REMOTE Terminal ( cr p.57) Stereo Audio Output Terminals ( cr pp.26, 27, 56) S-VIDEO Output Terminal ( o= PP-26, 27, 56) Audio Output Terminal ( cr pp.26, 27) RF Unit DC Ou...

WL-200 Wireless Controller Using Wireless Controller from a distance Operation Wireless controller buttons perform the same functions as the camera buttons. Transmitter CHARACTER TITLE Button____[Character title only] ( p.53) TAPE RETURN Button ( Cr P-34) COUNTER RESET Button { cr p.34) REW Button (...

Power Sources BP-E77K Battery Pack Make sure battery pack is fully charged before use.Continuous recording time is approximately 40 minutes. • Some camera modes consume more power than others, so actual recording time may be less than 40 minutes. • The safest policy is to have enough batteries to co...

Charging Battery Pack Use the CR-E7K Charge Coupler to charge one or two battery packs.Connect the CA-E7 Compact Power Adapter (or optional CB-E7 Car BatteryAdapter) and battery pack(s) to CR-E7K Charge Coupler as shown. Thenplug into mains outlet (or car cigarette lighter socket). • Charging time i...

CA-E7 Compact Power Adapter Using AC Power Plug into a mains outlet.Input voltage: 100—240V AC, 50/60Hz. • Use together with the CR-E7K Charge Coupler.• Refer to CA-E7 instruction manual for further details. CB-E7 Car Battery Adapter (Option) Using Car Battery Plug into cigarette lighter socket.For ...

Inserting New Lithium Battery The CR2025 type lithium battery provides your camera with enough power to store character and digital titles, date and time settings, even when the camera is turned off. One lithium battery will last approximately one year. When lithium battery is not in place or is nea...

Viewfinder Dispiays Press the ON SCREEN button on the wireless controller to see viewfinder displays on a connected TV screen. • Only character titles, digital titles, date and time are recorded with scenes. No. Mode Display Description ® Focus mode (Focus zone) When AF or Auto Tracking Focus mode i...

Camera Preparations Setting Date and Time y- Its.© © ooo Set date and time when you first begin using the camera or you change the Button lithium battery without back-up power. See p.54 for recording date and -»■/-Buttons SHIFT Button Example: Setting date to 8 July, 1990 and time to 2:35 p.m. Parti...

Adjusting 180** FlexiGrip with Integrai Electronic Viewfinder The 180° FlexiGrip allows you to adjust the camera angle to 5 click- positions up or down (every 18°). Slide and hold GRIP UNLOCK switch to release the grip. Then rotate grip to desired position, until grip locks into place. Release GRIP ...

Attaching and Removing Lens Cap and Lens Hood Remove lens cap before recording and hook it onto grip belt using clip on lens cap. Replace lens cap again when you stop recording or turn the camera off.When using a filter, attach the lens hood (as pictured below), so lens cap can be replaced. • To rem...

Camera Recording Attach power source. • When using a battery pack, make sure it is fully charged (see p.ll). Press OPERATE button. • OPERATE/CAUTION indicator lights up. EJECT Press EJECT button. • Video cassette compartment opens. 4 Push 0 : 0 0 0 0 ’’ P A U S E k ______ ____ ___ J TAPE SPEED rSPi/...

Use video cassettes marked with the HilO (E5 type) or Ш (P5 type). EJECT When recording has ended, press EJECT button. • Video cassette compartment opens. 10 Push Remove video cassette and ciose video cassette compartment again. 11 Press OPERATE button. • OPERATE/CAUTION indicator goes off. Video Ca...

Tape Counter During recording, the tape counter in the viewfinder indicates how long you have recorded. You have recorded for approx. 35 minutes and 40 seconds (in SP mode). • The tape counter also appears during playback and record search, so you can use it to verify how long the tape has run. • Ta...

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 not...

Record Search (Assembly Editing) Use the record search function 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 noi...

Record Review Press REC. SEARCH @ button during record pause mode to play back the last segment of recorded scene (approximately three seconds) in the viewfinder. r ^ F A u S E ______ ) Place camera in record pause mode. REC SEARCH press REC. SEARCH © button. to • Scene plays back in viewfinder. Pre...

Playback Connection Procedure You can use the CR-E7K Charge Coupler together with the CA-E7 Compact Power Adapter (or the optional CB-E7 Car Battery Adapter) or the BP-E77K Battery Pack as a power source. • See p. 12 for details on how to connect up the charge coupler and compact power adapter (or c...

Using TV/VTR without Audio/Video Inputs monaura F Connection Procedure • You need the RU-E3 RF Unit and a power source for playback on a TV that does not have Audio/Video inputs. • Refer to the RU-E3 RF Unit instructions on p.28. * All components of the supplied RU-E3 RF Unit. Using TV/VTR with S-vi...

Setting the Video Channel (European model) The RU-E3 is shipped from the factory with the video channel selector set to channel 32. Connect RU-E3 to camera and TV. Turn TV on. 3 PLAY Turn camera on, and start playback. Set l/G selector. • I is for U.K., South Africa, Hong Kong; G is for Continental ...

Playback Procedure Before playback, make sure that all connection procedures are completed (pp.26—29). Press OPERATE button. EJECT Press EJECT button. • Video cassette compartment opens. Push a Load video cassette in camera and cióse video cassette compartment. • Camera goes into record pause mode.•...

Q»- EJECT Button OPERATE Button PLAY Button REW Button / 3 o o o o o O O on o o 0 FF Button STOP Button High Frequency Feedback • High frequency feedback may occur if camera microphone is too close to the TV speaker (only during record or record pause mode). Lower TV volume or place camera in stop m...

Special Playback Methods In addition to normal playback, your camera also has fast forward, rewind and still playback. Playback is controlled by pressing buttons on the c^era or by using the WL-200 Wireless Controller. Fast Forward Playback Press and hold FF button during normal playback for playbac...

Tape Return TAPE RETURN button on the WL-200 Wireless Controller allows you to quickly locate a desired scene on the video cassette. • Camera does not have a TAPE RETURN button. Use the wireless controller to operate tape return. N 0 0 0 : 0 0 ^ PUY ___ . During playback If you locate a scene you wa...

White Balance White balance is the adjustment made to make white subjects look white and to obtain a natural colour balance for recordings. The camera has two systems for white balance adjustment: auto and lock. Auto White Balance Auto white balance is set automatically when camera is turned on, to ...

White Balance Lock Procedure 1 Point camera lens at a white object (such as a sheet of paper) for 10 sec., so that it completely fills viewfinder. • Set zooming lever to telephoto end.• Be sure sufficient lighting is available. • There is no need for focusing. iAW^ /LOCK W B L O C K Press AWB/LOCK b...

Focusing The camera has three focus modes as shown below. Each time the FOCUS button is pressed, the selected mode changes as shown below. Camera ON Autofocus When you turn the camera on, Autofocus mode is selected automatically. In Autofocus mode, the camera alignes the subject in the centre of the...

Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus Autofocus may not work well in the following instances, and manual focus will probably give you better results: Shiny subjects or Horizontally striped subjects that reflect light subjects More than one subject in viewfinder/ different distances rSk eiueC-v Rapidly...

Subjects Not Suitable for Auto Tracking Focus Subjects with little or no contrast to their background Rapidly moving subjects A\^en there is an object with high contrast in the background (such as a bright, shiny object). Subjects with little or no contrast (such as a object of the same colour). Dar...

Manual Focus Use manual focus when you shoot subjects not suitable for autofocus. 1 r [Â^/ATF/MANUAL Press FOCUS button to select manual focus. • Focus zone disappears from viewfinder. Rotate zooming lever to telephoto end. Watch through viewfinder and rotate focusing ring to focus on subject. Use z...

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

Macro Recording 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. You can approach a subject to as close as 4 mm, analyzing rich detail while enjoying a full-screen image and greater perspecti...

High Speed Shutter The high speed shutter allows you to capture sports and other fast action scenes clearly. The camera has four high speed shutter settings: 1/250th, 1/500th, 1/1000th and 1/2000th of a second. Select the correct shutter speed according to subject speed and brightness. Normal operat...

Fade Fade effect allows you to make scenes gradually appear or disappear in smooth transition. Scene gradually appears from a blank white screen. Place camera in record pause mode. FADE Press and hold FADE button until scene disappears completely from viewfinder. b F^E Press START/STOP button to sta...

Fade In fade out Wireless Fade PD / TD 0 o oo o o O - o I The FADE START/STOP button on the wireless controller lets you begin and end recording with a smooth fade in and fade out. Place camera in record pause mode. FADE START /STOP Press FADE START/STOP button. Scene immediately disappears, camera ...

Self and Interval Timer Recording Set the self timer and the camera will automatically start recording after a 10-second standby period, letting you get in on the action. The camera can be set to record for 30 seconds or until you turn it off. Interval timer sets the camera to record for about 0.5 s...

Press START/STOP button to start recording. • Selected mode appears in viewfinder. S E L F 1 0 For self timer recording: • Countdown 10—1 appears, followed by: Continuous recording (SELF recording), or Countdown 30—1 display (SELF 30 recording). • Tally lamp flashes slowly during standby and flashes...

Add Titles to Recordings The camera allows you to create and store character and digital titles, which can be superimposed on recordings together with the date and/or time. Creating Character Titles Remember to create your title before you start recording.The title may be one or two lines of up to 1...

SHIFT When the character you want is displayed, press SHIFT button again to move to next cursor position. SHIFT Follow steps four and five until your title is complete. When the title is finished, press SET C.TITLE/DATE button. • Tide is saved in camera’s memory. • Press TITLE button to make title d...

Creating Digital Titles Handwritten titles and illustrations can be memorized and superimposed on recordings, in a choice of 8 colours. 1 Frame your image and press MEMO button. • Everything within the frame will be memorized.• You can adjust image density. COLOUR < R E D > 1 Press COLOUR (Dig...

Recording Titles r P A U S E Place camera in record pause mode. Press START/STOP button to start recording. DISPLAY -IDIGITAL1-, .o!Sl 1 iriTLEl DISPLAY ICHARACTERl DISPLAY—I DIGITAL 0 1 I TITLE I DISPLAY Eg' CHARACTERl Press DISPLAY (Character Title) or DISPLAY (Digital Title) button. • Press DISPL...

Recording Date and Time You can record the date and time separately or together, and with or without the title.* For setting date and time, see p.l6. • Colour selection of date and time is the same as that for character title. Place camera in record pause mode. DATE Press DATE button to select displ...

STEREO MIC & HEADPHONES Terminals With the optional MM-200 Stereo Mixing Microphone (see p.60), you get audio mixing capability to add background music to your recordings. Connecting MM-200 Stereo Mixing Microphone Pull out the camera microphone. • Make sure the camera is turned off.• Handle mic...

Editing to Another VTR Your camera can also be used as a playback VTR to edit your recording with the help of a second VTR. You need the CR-E7K Charge Coupler, CA-E7 Compact Power Adapter (or CB-E7 Car Battery Adapter) and optional C-150 AV Cable for connection. • If the second VTR has a SCART termi...

Editing Procedure Locate a point slightly ahead of editing start point on video cassette in camera. • EDIT button is functioned only in stop mode. Place second VTR in record pause mode. Press camera PLAY button. • Check playback picture on TV screen. Release second VTR from record pause mode at edit...

HC-800 System Case The optional HC-800 System Case safely stores and helps protect the camera and its accessories during transportation and storage. The HC-800 properly stores the following items: • Camera with video cassette, shoulder strap/wrist strap attached• Two battery packs• CA-E7 Compact Pow...

Optional Accessories CB-E7 Car Battery Adapter For Recording Using Car Battery Plug into cigarette lighter socket. For use only with 12 or 24V DC negative ground car battery. BP-E722 Battery Pack Used for lengthy recording, its capacity is double the BP-E77K. Hold the camera with both hands when usi...

Lenses and Filters TL-46 Tele-converter The optional tele-converter is a magnification converter lens that increases the focal length of the camera lens by a factor of 1.4. You can use camera’s zoom function with this lens attached. TL-55L3X Tele-converter The optional tele-converter is a magnificat...

Problems and Trouble Shooting Use the following checklist for trouble shooting 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. Problem C ause R em edy C am era ...

Condensation (DEW) What is condensation? Condensation or dew means tiny droplets of water that occasionally form on the camera surface when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place. Using the camera when dew is present may damage both tape and camera. Preventing condensation Remove video casset...

Specifications ESOOHi 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: Filter diameter: Electronic viewfin...