Canon XA20 Instruction Manual - Page 44

Recording Movies and Photos • Under certain conditions, the Smart AUTO icon that appears on the screen may not match the actual scene. Especially when shooting against orange or blue backgrounds, the sunset or one of the blue skies icons may appear and the colors may not look natural. In such case, we recommend recording in mode (A 45). • Photos are recorded as JPG files. During and modes, the camcorder can take photos during record pause mode or capture photos from a movie during playback (A 102). The photo size and number of photos that can be saved on a 1 GB memory card are summarized in the 44 following table. However, the actual number of photos that can be recorded will vary depending on the subject and shooting conditions. Movie Format AVCHD MP4 Recording mode Any 35 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps 4 Mbps 3 Mbps Photo size 1920x1080 1920x1080 1280x720 640x360 Number of photos 660 660 1,490 5,800 • Photos cannot be recorded while the digital zoom is activated or during dual recording. • You can capture a photo from a scene during playback (A 102). • When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the OLED panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (A 25).