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How To Record Video To The Memory Card In Canon Hfr20
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VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 6
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... Memory
You can add flare to your life with amazing image quality and in
memory or on commercially available memory cards (0 36).
Exciting Features and New Functions
1
High-Definition Video
Your camcorder's full high-definition
image sensor (Full HD CMOS) captures
1,080 lines
video at this resolution only when the recording mode is a standard for recording high-definition video...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 8
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... the device used .
In such case, play back the recordings on the memory card using the camcorder.
8 Enjoying your Recordings on Other Devices
Connect the camcorder to an HDTV (0 114)
SD
Play video directly from your recorded
memory card
AVCHD-compatible HDTVs and
digital recorders with the type of card memory used , correct playback may not be possible even if the...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 12
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111 Terminals on the Camcorder
112 Connection Diagrams
114 Playback on a TV Screen
116 Saving and Sharing Your Recordings
116 Copying Recordings to a Memory Card 119 Saving Recordings on a Computer 122 Saving Movies onto Standard-Definition Discs (DVD) 123 Copying Recordings to an External Video Recorder 125 Uploading Movies to Video Sharing Web Sites
12 Table of contents
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 14
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... Canon VIXIA HF R21 / VIXIA HF R20 / VIXIA HF R200. "Screen" refers to the
.
14 Introduction Unless indicated otherwise, illustrations and menu
icons refer to the LCD screen. Please read this manual are used in this Manual
Thank you will need to refer also to the
'Photo Application' Instruction Manual, included as "memory card" or "built-in memory", the term "memory...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 18
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...button (0 30)/
/
button (0 125)
WEB
3 2 (camera/play) button (0 31)
4 VIDEO SNAP (video snapshot) button (0 68)
5 DISP. (onscreen display) button (0 87)/ BATT. INFO button (0 151)
6 MIC terminal (0 79)
7 USB terminal (0 111, 114)
8 HDMI OUT terminal (0 111, 112)
9 Memory card slot X (0 38)
A q Memory card slot Y (0 38)
A a Double memory card slot cover
A s Terminal cover
A d DC IN...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 40
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...Opening the double memory card slot cover.
- Operating modes:
1 Insert a memory card that contains no video recordings into memory card slot X.
• There will be sure to insert it
into the
card slot of the memory card you want to use only memory card X for relay
recording (f94), or use memory card Y for
relay recording (497).
/
only: When recording in the memories used for...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 43
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... the camcorder is operating correctly.
You can take great-looking videos and photos by letting the camcorder automatically adjust settings based on
memory card X (
). Shooting Video and Taking Photos in Smart AUTO Mode
With Smart AUTO mode, you begin recording, make a test recording first to use basic shooting functions like zoom and Quick Start.
Operating modes...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 46
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...memory card slot cover. - Canon shall not be
changed in advance, before pressing
.
- Always verify that appears on an Eye-Fi card...Power Off] is in memory card slot Y, photos will be...cards...recording in permanent data loss or damage to the memory. - FUNC. In such
case, we recommend recording using the [A Programmed AE] record- See also Using an Eye-Fi card... When recording photos on the...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 53
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... the playback speed 1/8 → 1/4 the
normal speed.
D Decorate scenes (0 97). * Touch repeatedly to play back with this camcorder movies recorded on a memory card using another device. Do not open the double memory card slot cover. - Video 53 During slow playback, touch anywhere on or
flashing. Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 54
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... scene / Total number of scenes recorded on the memory card, for example). A Drag your finger right to go to the next date with
recordings. E Drag your finger up and down to browse through the scenes recorded in a 3D layout, organized by recording date. In the date index screen, touch [ ].
B Drag your video recordings (original scenes) in the displayed...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 55
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Video 55
When a memory card is
selected, displays scenes that were converted to the Web (0 125).... can be played back only at normal speed. NOTES
• Fast/slow playback modes are organized by recording date.
[ Gallery] Scenes in memory
(/
only), memory card X or memory card Y.
B Touch a control button to select the content you want to
play back. Touch [ Gallery...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 57
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... [Stop] to initialize the memory (0 41).
Video 57 Do not change the camcorder's operating mode. 3 Touch the desired option. Touch a selected scene again to display the playback controls. 2 Delete the scene.
[C] 8 [Edit] 8 [Delete] 8 [Yes] 8 [OK]
IMPORTANT
• Be careful when deleting original recordings. Do not open the double memory card slot cover. - If you...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 58
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... following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is in
(flexible recording) mode, you use Special Scene recording programs (0 61). The camcorder will be used to record
movies (0 39).
2 Press g to begin recording.
Do not change the camcorder's operating mode.
58 Video Do not open the double memory card slot cover. - You can even help you with the...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 60
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...rate before resuming recording. memory2
16 GB Memory card
1 hr. 25 min.
2 hr. 5 min.
2 hr. 50 min.
4 hr. 45 min.
6 hr. 5 min.
32 GB Memory card/
Built-in ...memory contains about 3 seconds before you make a recording to match your recordings, for example, by giving them a more cinematic look. Operating modes:
[FUNC.] 8 [MENU] 8 8 8 [Frame Rate] 8 Desired frame rate 8 [a]
60 Video...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 134
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Mode
Control Button
/ [Copy (f97)]*
Date Index Screen
, [Select], [All Scenes]
[SD Movies] Index Screen
- z
96
* Not available for recordings on memory card B (7 tab).
134 Additional Information Setup Menus
Edit Panel - Playback Pause 0
-
116
[Copy (497)]*
/
, [Select],
-
[Convert HDUSD [All Scenes]
(f97)]*
-
125
[Convert HDUSD (497)]*
[Delete] [...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 135
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...
z
117
[Copy (497)] [Delete]
[Select], [All Photos]
z
105
Additional Information 135
z
96
[Rating]
-
[
], [
], [
],
87
unrated), [
]
1 Not available for recordings on memory card B (7 tab). 2 Not available for [Unsorted] or [Video Snapshot]. In the gallery:
Control Button
/ [Copy (f97)]1
[Copy (497)]1 /
[Convert HDUSD (f97)]1
[Edit Story] in [Story Details]
Screen...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 161
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...message appears often without apparent reason, contact a Canon Service Center.
/
Cannot record Cannot access the built-in memory Initialize only using a computer. You cannot capture video snapshot scenes from a 64 MB or smaller memory card. Cannot record movies on a 64 MB or smaller memory card. The memory card in memory.
Check the memory card and make sure it is exhausted. If this...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 162
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... able to recover the recordings. Memory card B writing error Attempt recovering the data? - After inserting a memory card, close the double memory card slot cover (0 38).
162 Additional Information - If after this memory card - If 4 / 7 turns back to record them. File name error - You may not be copied onto the memory card. Replace the memory card with another device after...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 177
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...: AVCHD Video compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; SD, SDHC (SD High Capacity) or SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity) memory card (not included)
• Maximum Recording Time
32 GB built-in memory:
MXP mode: 40 min. FXP mode: 4 hr. 10 min. XP+ mode: 2 hr. 50 min. SP mode: 4 hr. 45 min. Exif Print is a standard for Camera File...
VIXIA HF R20 / HF R21 / HF R200 Instruction Manual - Page 181
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... files for the image mix function compatible with the camcorder are saved in the memory under the following folder structure.
/
In the built-in memory:
CANON
MY_MUSIC
MUSIC_01.WAV to MUSIC_99.WAV
MY_PICT
MIX_01.JPG to MIX_99.JPG
On the memory card: CANON PRIVATE MY_MUSIC MUSIC_01.WAV to MUSIC_99.WAV MY_PICT MIX_01.JPG to MIX_99.JPG...
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