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Question posted by ccccccc7cs on July 9th, 2012
How To Switch From Recording On A Card To Recording On Internal Memory? Hfm40.
I tried MENU > Rec Mdeia for Photos > built-in memory, but it still defaults to the A card
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105 Audio Recording Level
106 Built-In Microphone ...Photos
121 Viewing Photos 123 Deleting Photos 124 Slideshow
External Connections
126 Terminals on the Camcorder
127 Connection Diagrams
130 Playback on a TV Screen
131 Saving and Sharing Your Recordings
131 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card
134 Saving Recordings on a Computer
138 Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 43
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... card Y for relay recording.
• When relay recording from the built-in
memory, you want to
memory card Y. Preparations 43 terrupted on memory card X, you are using a single memory card, be a momentary stop in the scene at the point where the
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Y only.
2 Activate the relay recording.
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 50
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... of data.
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 85
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 87
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...recording program 8 [a]
Video 87 Selecting the Frame Rate
You can change the look of your recordings a cinematic look.
Using this frame rate to easily edit your recordings... frame rate will further enhance the effect.
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 88
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... tennis or golf.
[q Night Scene] To record nightscapes with lower noise.
[ISnow] To record in bright ski resorts without the subject being underexposed.
[JBeach] To record on a sunny beach without the subject being underexposed.
[KSunset] To record sunsets in vibrant colors.
[p Low Light] To record in low-light situations.
[LSpotlight] To record spotlit scenes.
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 92
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...] or [Review Recording].
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Pressing S or z. - panel:
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 99
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...well on the screen. Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may result in more noticeable video noise. NOTES
• If the recording program is changed during exposure lock, the camcorder will return to automatic exposure...finger along the dial.
• The selected AGC limit will automatically increase the gain to try to get a brighter picture. You can select the AGC limit to curb the amount of ...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 106
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Operating modes:
[FUNC.] 8 [MENU] 8 7 8 [Built-in reach.
106 Video Built-In Microphone Directionality
You can choose to display it also when the audio level...option 8 [a]
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 107
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...recording sound using the audio mix function, an external microphone
overrides the built-in microphone's directionality cannot be . In the following cases, the built...[MENU] 8 7 8 [Built-in microphone.
NOTES • Except when using the built-in Mic Freq. [ Wide] Stereo recording...( Default value) [ Normal] Appropriate for balanced sound under most normal recording conditions. ...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 114
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... Controller
Using the ZR-2000 or ZR-1000: turning the power on/off, starting/ stopping a recording, zoom, focus adjustment and displaying onscreen displays on /off,
starting/stopping a recording, and zoom.
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 138
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... adapter. 2 Open the date index screen or gallery. 3 Connect the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video recorder with the type of memory card used so be in standard definition, although the original scenes are in high definition. Connection D. Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder
Operating modes:
In High Definition
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VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 145
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...communication is in the LOCK position.
* This menu option will appear only when using the compact power...card into memory card slot Y.
• While using an Eye-Fi Card, the ACCESS indicator may fail and the video ...switch on the Eye-Fi card is set the camcorder to recording mode.
• Wireless communication is not available when the optional WM-V1 Wireless Microphone is not in memory card...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 146
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...], [f Fluorescent H], [d Tungsten], [g Custom WB]
146 Additional Information AE]
- Additional Information
This chapter contains troubleshooting advice, screen messages, handling and maintenance tips, and other information. Menu
FUNC. For details about each function, see the reference page. Recording Modes
Control Button [MENU] [Rec. AE], [C Aperture-Pri.
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 149
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...
- shot].
Setup Menus
7 Camera Setup
Menu item [Digital Zoom] [Zoom ...recordings on memory card Y (7 tab). 2 Operation not available for recordings on memory card Y (7 tab). Mode
Control Button [Copy (497)]*
Index Screen [Select], [All Photos]
Single Photo View 0
z
132,
133
[Copy (f97)]* [Delete]
z
123
* Operation not available for the two preexisting stories, [Unsorted] and [Video...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 155
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...a new memory card. Photos are automatically assigned consecutive numbers from 101 to 998. [a Reset]: Photo numbers will appear after every scene you record.
[Memory Info]: Displays a screen where you can verify how much of the
built-in memory (
only) or the memory card is [E PF24].
3 Option available only for recording movies.
2 Can be used on a new memory card.
mode. The default value...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 168
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... the battery pack, warm it or let it again.
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The LOCK switch on the screen. - Replace the memory card or delete some space on the memory card. The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes rapidly (
one flash at 0.5-second
intervals).
- Even after stopping recording, the ACCESS indicator does not go off the camcorder. The scene is...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 174
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...built-in mem- Cannot record movies on a 64 MB or smaller memory card. The memory card in memory was initialized using another device. - Battery pack is inserted correctly. -
ory with this memory card - Check the memory card and make sure it is exhausted. If the problem persists, save your recordings (0 134) and initialize the memory (0 44). Try removing and reinserting the memory card...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 176
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... free some space or replace the memory card. Change the position of the card's LOCK switch was writing on the memory card is not supported (PAL or SECAM). Insert a compatible memory card into the camcorder (0 41). No photos -
Delete some scenes (0 61) to free some space. Mem. Play back the recordings in the memory card with the device originally used to recognize...
VIXIA HF M40 / HF M41 / HF M400 Instruction Manual - Page 194
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...: Dolby Digital 2ch; SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included)
• Maximum Recording Time
32 GB built-in memory:
MXP mode: 1 hr. 25 min. Built-in memory:
32 GB,
16 GB
- LP mode: 6 hr. 5 min. SP mode: 4 hr. 45 min.
SP mode: 9 hr. 35 min. Specifications
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