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User Manual Canon E850
Summary
Thank you for purchasing the Canon 8mm Video Camcorder Canovision E850Hi.The E850Hi can record and play back standard 8mm or Hi8 video cassettes in full stereo. • Use only video cassettes marked with the HI0 (E5/P5 type) or 0 (P5 type). • With the E850Hi, stereo recording is possible. However, tapes...
Contents Important Usage Instructions ........................................................................... 1 Before Using Your Camera Camera Parts and Functions ............................................................................. 4 Wireless Controller ...................................
Camera Parts and Functions |QP№ATtl(T ^ l|g- o 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. o O EJECT Button ( cr p.18) O OPERATE Button ( o p.18) 0 Rem...
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Ф Accessory Shoe ( cr p.59) Ф Power Zoom Buttons ( q = p.43) Ф STEREO MIC Terminal ( ct p.59) Ф Microphone ( c? p.59)Ф Tally Lamp® GRIP UNLOCK Switch ( о» p.15)© ВАТТ EJECT Switch ( O’ p.8) © Power Source Compartment ( pp.8, 10) © Tripod Sockets Ф Lithium Battery Compartment ( э p.11) The tally lamp...
Wireless Controller Using wireless controller from a distance Wireless controller buttons perform the same functions as the camera buttons. Transmitter CHARACTER TITLE Button Remote Sensor [Character title only]( l T p.57) — TAPE RETURN Button ( Cr p.34) COUNTER RESET---------Button ( O' p.34) PLAY ...
Power Sources 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 cover two ...
Charging Battery Pack Use the CA-100 Compact Power Adapter (or optional CB-110 Car Battery Adapter) to charge battery pack. Connect battery pack to CA-KX) (or CB-110) as shown.Then plug into mains outlet (or car cigarette lighter socket.)• Charging time is shown in the table below. (Charging time va...
CA-100 Compact Power Adapter Using AC Power Plug into a mains outlet.Input voltage: 100—240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.• Use together with the DC-100 DC Coupler.• Refer to CA-100 instruction manual for further details. CB-110 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 titles, date and time settings, even when the camera is turned off. One lithium battery will last approximately one year (lifespan of lithium battery varies slightly, according to ambient co...
Viewfinder Displays @- (D- ©- (D- W B L O C K 1 / 2 0 0 0 < R . R E D > I E D I T I 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. ' S E L F S E L F 3 0 ...
Camera Preparations Attaching Straps Attach shoulder strap to the strap attachment bars, and adjust it to the most comfortable length. The optional wrist strap can only be attached to the lower strap attachment bar. Adjusting Grip Belt Tighten or loosen grip belt as necessary for a comfortable fit. ...
Adjusting 180° FlexiGrip with Integral 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 U...
Setting Date and Time Set date and time when you first begin using the camera or you change the lithium battery without back-up power. See p.58 for recording date and time. SET C.TITLE/DATE Button + /— Buttons SHIFT Button Example: Setting date to 8 July, 1991 and time to 2:35 p.m.Partial changes in...
1 2 : 0 0 A M J U L . 1 9 9 1 Press (+) and (—) buttons to scan day display. • The camera knows the number of days in each month and which years are leap years. 1 2 3 ....... 29 30 31 c 8 SHIFT 10 SHIFT 1 2 : 0 0 A M J U L . 1 9 9 1 2 : 0 0 P M J U L . 1 9 9 1 2 : 0 0 P M J U L . 1 9 9 1 Press SHIFT...
Camera Recording Attach power source. • When using a battery pack, make sure it is fully charged (see p.9). Turn camera on. • OPERATE/CAUTION indicator lights up. EJECT Press EJECT button. • Video cassette compartment opens. 4 Push □ /■--------- 0 0 0 : 0 0 PAUSE \__________ TAPE SPEED [SPj/LP > ...
Use video cassettes marked with the hliEl (E5/P5 type) or Q (P5 type). EJECT When recording has ended, press EJECT button. • Video cassette compartment opens. 10 [I Push Remove video cassette and ciose video cassette compartment again. 9 11 [OPERATE ¡ L - J □ 1 .jfrm Turn camera off. • OPERATE/CAUTI...
Tape Counter During recording, the tape counter in the viewfinder indicates how long youhave recorded. You have recorded for approx. 35 minutes and 40 seconds (in SP mode). • The tape counter is reset to “0:00:00” when you press the COUNTER RESET button or load a video cassette. • The tape counter a...
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 the recorded scenes. Use this function when you make additional recordings on a previously used video cassette — there will be no...
Record Review Press REC SEARCH (s) button during record pause mode to play back the last segment of recorded scene (approximately three seconds) in the viewfinder. 1 r P A U S E ^ J 2 REC SEARCH Place camera in record pause mode. ^ • Scene plays back in viewfinder. • Camera returns to record pause m...
Playback Connection Procedure You can use the DC-100 DC Coupler together with the CA-100 Compact Power Adapter (or the optional CB-110 Car Battery Adapter) or the BP-E77K Battery Pack as a power source.• See p. 10 for details on how to connect up the DC coupler and compact power adapter (or car batt...
Using TV/VTR without Audio/Video Inputs MONAURAL Connection Procedure • You need the RU-lOO RF Unit and a power source for playback on a TV that does not have audio/video inputs. • Refer to the RU-lOO RF Unit instructions on pp.26, 27. European Model Aerial Remove Audio/Video Compartment Cap Austral...
RU-100 RF Unit 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. European Model [gf ¡...
Selecting Video Channel Video channel means the channel in your area which is not used by a broadcasting station (Channel 30—39). If your TV does not have audio/video input terminals, your TV set and the Video Channel Selector of the RU-lOO RF Unit must be set to the video channel in order to view p...
Australian Model Connection Plug RU'lOO TO TV Terminal female I j i ¡ ^ n n male TO TV ICH OCH FROM ANT Video Channel Selector FROM ANT. Terminal Coaxial Cable with OIN Connectors Connection Procedure 1 Attach Connection Plug of RF unit to camera. Attach aerial cable to FROM ANT. terminal of RF unit...
Selecting Video Channel Video channel means the channel in your area which is not used by a broadcasting station, and can be used for playback of video cassettes (Channel 0 or 1). If your TV does not have audio/video input terminals, your TV set and the Video Channel Selector of the RU-lOO RF Unit m...
Playback Procedure I operate Before playback, make sure that all connection procedures are completed (pp.24—29). Turn camera on. EJECT Press EJECT button. • Video cassette compartment opens. Push Load video cassette in camera and cióse video cassette compartment. • Camera goes into record pause mode...
■ EJECT Button "OPERATE Button PLAY Button REW Button 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 mode.Monitoring sound is po...
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 camera or by using the wireless controller. Fast Forward Playback Press and hold FF button during normal playback for playback at a...
Tape Return TAPE RETURN button on the 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. 1 COUMTER RESET s f ----------------- \ 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 P L A Y \ __________ ___...
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, and...
White Balance Lock Procedure Point camera lens at a white object (such as a sheet of paper) for 10 seconds, so that it completely fills viewfinder. • Set zooming lever to telephoto end.• Be sure sufficient lighting is available.• There is no need for focusing. lAWBI /LOCK Press AWB/LOCK button. • “W...
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 Rapidly moving subj...
Auto Tracking Focus Use this function for best results when shooting a moving subject, or whenyou want to focus on a subject which is not in the centre of the viewfinder. • Frame subject in the centre of autofocus zone using normal autofocus.• Press FOCUS button and select auto tracking focus mode. ...
Subjects Not Suitable for Auto Tracking Focus When 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). Dark subjects Subjects with little or no contrast to their background Rapidly moving...
Watch through viewfinder and rotate focusing ring to focus on subject. Use zooming iever to frame subject properly. • Camera automatically returns to autofocus when camera is turned off or placed in playback mode. • Press FOCUS button to stop manual focus and return to autofocus. Focus Lock When the...
Zooming Power 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 gradually zoom i...
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, l/500th, 1/1,000th and l/2,000th of a second. Select the correct shutter speed according to subject speed and brightness. Normal oper...
Fade Fade effect allows you to make scenes gradually appear or disappear in smooth transition. Fade In 1 P A U S E V J 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. FADE Press S...
Fade in Fade out Wireless Fade 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 recording begins wi...
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. 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 rapidly whe...
Built-in Graphics and Music The ceunera is equipped with eight different graphics and eight tunes that you can select from, to add graphics and background music to your recordings. • Select the graphic and/or music you want before you start recording. You cannot make selections after recording start...
SELECT [graphic] buhon 'SELECT [music] button Note: • Digital titles (see p.56) and graphics cannot be used together. Selecting graphic while digital title is selected causes digital title to be deleted from memory. Don't try to display other menus during digital title display. • You cannot display ...
Recording Graphics and Music 1 / P A U S E _______ ; Press START/STOP button to begin recording. Press ON/OFF (graphic) button to record selected graphic and/or ON/OFF (music) button to record music. • Graphic appears in viewfinder.• Music can be monitored by connecting headphones to headphones term...
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. SET CTITLE/DATE Foliow steps four and five untii your title is complete. When the title is finished, press SET C.TITLE/DATE button. • Title is saved in camera’s memory.• Press TITLE button to ma...
Creating Digital Titles Handwritten titles and illustrations can be memorized and superimposed on recordings, in a choice of eight colours.Digital titles and graphics cannot be used at the same time. Selecting graphic while digital title is selected causes digital title to be erased from memory. ■ I...
Recording Titles 1 f P A U S E > Place camera in record pause mode. Press START/STOP button to start recording. DISPLAY-[ CHARACTER ON/OFF— [ graphic I Press DISPLAY (character title) or ON/OFF (graphic) button. • Press DISPLAY (character title) button for character title, and ON/OFF (graphic) bu...
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. 1 /■----------- ’V PAUSE J Place camera in record pause mode. DATE Press ...
STEREO MIC & HEADPHONES Terminals Optional external microphones (MM-200 Stereo Mixing Microphone, ZM-lOO Stereo/Zoom Microphone, see p.64) may be used in place of the regular microphone to achieve special sound recordings. Replacing Microphone with External Microphone Pull out the camera microph...
Editing to Another VTR With the help of a second VTR, your camera can also be used as a playback VTR to edit your recording.You need the DC-100 DC Coupler, CA-100 Compact Power Adapter (or CB-110 Car Battery Adapter) and optional C-150 AV Cable for connection. • If the second VTR has a SC ART termin...
Editing Procedure REW 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. PLAY @/ 9 Wireless i—f Controller Press camera PLAY button. • Check playback picture on TV screen. Release sec...
HC-850 System Case The optional HC-850 System Case safely stores and helps protect the camera and its accessories during transportation and storage. The HC-850 properly stores the following items: • Camera with video cassette and shoulder strap/wrist strap attached • Two battery packs• CA-100 Compac...
Optional Accessories CB-110 Car Battery Adapter For recording using car battery Plug into cigarette lighter socket. For use only with 12 or 24 V 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 u...
RGB-100 RGB Converter This optional converter allows you to convert an S-VIDEO signal into an RGB signal: Now you can enjoy superb Hi8 picture quality on a TV without an S-VIDEO terminal, if it is equipped with a SCART (Péritélévision) terminal that corresponds to an RGB signal. • Available in Conti...
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 Cause Remedy Camera does n...
Problem Cause Remedy Cannot adjust focus. Zooming lever is in macro range. Move zooming lever into normal focusing range. Viewfinder diopter not properly adjusted. Turn diopter adjustment ring until viewfinder display becomes clear (see p.l5). Autofocus window is obscured. Remove obstacle from autof...
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 E850Hi 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 iiiumination: Filter diameter: Eiectronic viewfind...
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