Canon HG10 User Manual

Important Notes About the Hard Disk Drive
Your hard disk camcorder allows you to shoot and store many hours of video.
However, there are differences between recording onto a hard disk and
recording onto other media. Make sure to follow the points below when using
your camcorder. For more details, refer
to Handling Precautions (aJ 99).
Back up your recordings periodically
Make sure to transfer your movies to an
external device such as a computer or
digital video recorder (aJ
40) and back
them up on a regular basis.
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Do not subject the camcorder to
vibrations or strong impacts
The hard disk is a high-precision device.
Vibrations, strong impacts or dropping the
camcorder may result
in permanent data
loss.
Keep the drop sensor activated
whenever possible
The drop sensor (aJ 47) detects when the
camcorder is dropped and activates a
protection mechanism to help prevent hard
disk damage. Turning this function off will
disable the mechanism. Even if this
function is set to
[E!m ON] and the
camcorder is dropped, hard disk damage
can occur.
Do not disconnect the power source
while the HDD access indicator is on or
flashing
To prevent hard disk damage, do not
disconnect the power source orturn offthe
camcorder while the HDD access indicator
is on or flashing.
Important Notes About the Hard Disk Drive
Your hard disk camcorder allows you to shoot and store many hours of video.
However, there are differences between recording onto a hard disk and
recording onto other media. Make sure to follow the points below when using
your camcorder. For more details, refer
to Handling Precautions (aJ 99).
Back up your recordings periodically
Make sure to transfer your movies to an
external device such as a computer or
digital video recorder (aJ
40) and back
them up on a regular basis.
6
Do not subject the camcorder to
vibrations or strong impacts
The hard disk is a high-precision device.
Vibrations, strong impacts or dropping the
camcorder may result
in permanent data
loss.
Keep the drop sensor activated
whenever possible
The drop sensor (aJ 47) detects when the
camcorder is dropped and activates a
protection mechanism to help prevent hard
disk damage. Turning this function off will
disable the mechanism. Even if this
function is set to
[E!m ON] and the
camcorder is dropped, hard disk damage
can occur.
Do not disconnect the power source
while the HDD access indicator is on or
flashing
To prevent hard disk damage, do not
disconnect the power source orturn offthe
camcorder while the HDD access indicator
is on or flashing.

Canon HG10 Specifications

General

Filter size	43 mm
Digital zoom	200 x
Optical zoom	10 x
Image stabilizer	Yes
Focal length range	6.1 - 61 mm
Total megapixels	2.96 MP
Optical sensor size	1/2.7 \
Viewfinder resolution	123000 pixels
Viewfinder screen size	0.27 \
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Video out	1
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1440 x 1080, 1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1536
Audio dubbing	No
Camera shutter speed	1/2 - 1/2000 s
Minimum illumination	0.2 lx
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Compatible memory cards	miniSD
Internal storage capacity	40 GB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	75 mm
Width	81 mm
Height	129 mm
Weight	505 g