Canon EOS C500 Instruction Manual - Page 97

Using Metadata Using Metadata The camera automatically adds metadata to MXF clips, which are recorded on a CF card. You can use the Canon XF Utility software to check and search for specific metadata. You can also create and transfer a user memo remotely using the Wi-Fi Remote application (A 50). 97 Metadata Components Metadata User Memo: clip title, creator, location and description. GPS information: altitude, latitude and longitude. Recording data: Shutter speed, ISO speed/gain value, etc. Unique Material Identifiers (UMID): country, organization and user codes based on the SMPTE standard. Camera - - -3 Ü (A 170) Entering content Canon XF Utility Ü1 Ü2 - - Wi-Fi Remote Ü Ü - - 1 User memo files need to be created using the software and saved on the SD card in advance. 2 Can only be added to clips already recorded. 3 Recording data is logged automatically by the camera. Operating modes: Checking content Canon XF Utility Ü Ü Ü - Setting a User Memo Created with Canon XF Utility Before you can add a user memo, you must first install the Canon XF Utility software (A 154). Next, create the user memo and then save it to an SD card. Once you insert the SD card in the camera and select the user memo, it will be added to clips you record. For details on using the software, refer to the instruction manual that is installed with the Canon XF Utility software (A 156). 1 Use Canon XF Utility to save a user memo to an SD card. • For details, refer to Managing User Memo Profiles in the Canon XF Utility Instruction Manual. 2 Insert the SD card into the SD card slot of the camera. 3 Open the metadata [Setting] submenu. [ 4K/2K/MXF Setup] > [Metadata] > [Setting] 4 Select [SD Card] and then press SET. 5 Open the [User Memo] submenu. [ 4K/2K/MXF Setup] > [Metadata] > [User Memo] 6 Select the file name of the desired user memo and then press SET. • The Q icon appears on the right of the screen. • Select [Off] to record clips without a user memo. [ 4K/2K/MXF Setup] [Metadata] [Setting] [SD Card] NOTES • After you set a user memo, do not remove the SD card while you are recording. If the SD card is removed, the user memo will not be added to the clip. • You must set the user memo before you start recording for it to be added to the clip. You cannot change the user memo already added to a clip using the camera but you can do so with the Canon XF Utility software. [ 4K/2K/MXF Setup] [Metadata] [User Memo]