Canon VIXIA HF S100 VIXIA HF S10 / HF S100 Manual - Page 9

What are the advantages of flash memory? Your videos and photos are recorded in the built-in memory ( only) or on commercially available SD/SDHC memory cards2 using AVCHD specifications3. Recording on flash memory means that there are no moving parts in the recorder unit of the camcorder. To you, it means a camcorder that is smaller, lighter and faster. In fact, using the Quick Start function ( 48) you can open the LCD panel and start recording within approximately one second. Any New Functions? Pre-recording When pre-recording ( 68) is activated, the camcorder starts recording video continuously into a temporary 3-second memory. When you press the START/STOP button, the scene recorded will have started 3 seconds before you started shooting. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start recording. Face Detection With face detection ( 72), have the camcorder automatically detect people's faces and use this information to adjust the focus and set the best exposure and color control settings for beautiful videos and photos. Video Snapshot Discover a new fun way to shoot video with video snapshot scenes ( 65). Shoot short (approx. 4-second) scenes and arrange them into a video clip set to your favorite background music. Cinema Mode Give your recordings a cinematic look by using the [ Cine Mode] recording program ( 64) with the 24 fps progressive frame rate. 2 For details about memory cards that can be used with this camcorder refer to Using a Memory Card ( 41). 3 AVCHD is the new standard for recording high-definition video. With AVCHD specifications, the video signal is recorded using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression and the audio signal is recorded in Dolby Digital. 9