Canon VIXIA HF M500 VIXIA HF M50 / HF M52 / HF M500 Instruction Manual - Page 72

1 Press V. • A blue border appears on the screen. • Press V again to return to normal video recording mode. 2 Press Y. • The camcorder records for a few seconds (the blue frame serves as a visual progress bar*) and then automatically returns to record pause mode. • When the camcorder stops recording, the screen will momentarily turn black as if a camera shutter had released. * When the recording program is set to [š SCN: Underwater], the visual progress bar will be red. NOTES • Changing the camcorder to playback mode will deactivate the video snapshot mode. Decoration: Adding a Personal Touch Add a new level of enjoyment to your scenes by decorating them. You can add animated graphics, stamps and even your own freehand drawings. The supplied stylus pen will be especially useful for decorating scenes. You can decorate scenes as they are being recorded. For AVCHD movies, you can also decorate scenes during playback or when converting them to standard definition (-/, only; A 157). 72 Š Video