Cannon DC 310 User Manual

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Additional Information

• The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to 

.

• We recommend setting the image stabilizer to [

OFF] when using a tripod.

[WIDESCREEN]: The camcorder uses the full width of the image sensor providing high-
resolution 16:9 recordings.
• Since the screens on the camcorder have an aspect ratio of 16:9, recordings with a 4:3 

aspect ratio will appear in the center of the screen with black sidebars.

•

Playing back a widescreen recording: TV sets compatible with the Video ID-1 system will 
automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV 
manually. To play back on a TV with normal aspect ratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE] 
setting accordingly (

[WIND SCREEN]: The camcorder automatically reduces the background sound of wind 
when recording outdoors.
• The wind screen cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to 

.

• Some low-frequency sounds will be suppressed along with the sound of wind. When 

recording in surroundings unaffected by wind or if you want to record low-frequency 
sounds, we recommend setting the wind screen to [

 OFF 

].

Disc Operations (Initialization, Finalization etc.)

 DISC OPERATIONS

1

 Option available only with DVD-RW discs.

2

 Option available only with finalized DVD-RW discs in VIDEO mode.

3

 Option available only in the original index screen with DVD-RW discs in VR mode.

4

 Option available only in the playlist index screen with DVD-RW discs in VR mode.

[DISC INFO]: Displays a screen where you can verify the details regarding the disc.
• The disc information includes the disc title, the disc type (DVD-R, DVD-R DL or DVD-

RW), the disc specification (VIDEO mode or VR mode), and an icon to indicate whether 
the disc is finalized (

). Additionally, the total recorded time is displayed for non-

finalized discs.

[DISC INFO]

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[INITIALIZE DISC]

1

[VIDEO], [VR], [CANCEL]

z

z

[FINALIZE]

[NO], [YES]

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[UNFINALIZE]

2

[NO], [YES]

–

z

[DEL.ALL MOVIES]

3

[NO], [YES]

–

z

[DEL.PLAYLIST]

4

[NO], [YES]

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[DISC TITLE]

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