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Recording Clips and Photos When you have finished recording 1 Set the lens barrier switch to CLOSED to close the lens barrier. 2 Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off. 3 Set the power switch to OFF. 4 Close the LCD panel and return the viewfinder to its retracted position. IMPORTANT 35 • Be sure to save your recordings regularly (A 100), especially after making important recordings. Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data. NOTES • The START/STOP button on the handle unit has a lock lever to prevent accidental operation. Set the lock lever to C in cases such as when you do not want a recording inadvertently paused or do not plan to use this START/STOP button. Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of the START/STOP button again. • You can set > [3 Recording Setup] > [Rec Command] and [HDMI Time Code] to [i On] to use the camcorder's START/STOP button to control also the recording operation of a compatible external recorder connected to the SDI OUT terminal (s only) or HDMI OUT terminal. • The maximum continuous recording time of a single clip is 6 hours. After that, a new clip will be created automatically and recording will continue as a separate clip. • About mode: When the camcorder is in mode, it will automatically adjust settings such as focus, exposure (aperture, shutter speed and gain) and white balance, depending on the scene being shot. Additionally, when a subject's face is detected, the camcorder will automatically keep the subject in focus and optimize the exposure. • A video recording will be saved as separate clips in the following cases: - When the camcorder switches to the other SD card while recording video due to the relay recording function (A 32). - The video (stream) file in the clip will be split approximately every 4 GB. Playback with the camcorder will be continuous. After saving the separate split clips to a computer, you can use the MP4 Join Tool to join the files and save them as a single clip (A 100). • Photos are recorded as JPG files. The camcorder can take photos during record standby mode. • Photos cannot be recorded when pre-recording is activated. • When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. In such case, use the viewfinder or adjust the brightness of the screen (A 108). • When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the LCD panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (A 20).

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Recording Clips and Photos
35
When you have finished recording
1
Set the lens barrier switch to CLOSED to close the lens barrier.
2
Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off.
3
Set the power switch to OFF.
4
Close the LCD panel and return the viewfinder to its retracted position.
IMPORTANT
•
Be sure to save your recordings regularly (
A
100), especially after making important recordings.
Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data.
NOTES
•
The START/STOP button on the handle unit has a lock lever to prevent accidental operation. Set the
lock lever to
C
in cases such as when you do not want a recording inadvertently paused or do not
plan to use this START/STOP button. Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of the
START/STOP button again.
•
You can set
>
[
3
Recording Setup]
>
[Rec Command] and [HDMI Time Code] to
[
i
On] to use the camcorder’s START/STOP button to control also the recording operation of a
compatible external recorder connected to the SDI OUT terminal (
s
only) or HDMI OUT
terminal.
•
The maximum continuous recording time of a single clip is 6 hours. After that, a new clip will be
created automatically and recording will continue as a separate clip.
•
About
mode:
When the camcorder is in
mode, it will automatically adjust settings such
as focus, exposure (aperture, shutter speed and gain) and white balance, depending on the scene
being shot. Additionally, when a subject's face is detected, the camcorder will automatically keep
the subject in focus and optimize the exposure.
•
A video recording will be saved as separate clips in the following cases:
-
When the camcorder switches to the other SD card while recording video due to the relay
recording function (
A
32).
-
The video (stream) file in the clip will be split approximately every 4 GB. Playback with the
camcorder will be continuous.
After saving the separate split clips to a computer, you can use the MP4 Join Tool to join the files
and save them as a single clip (
A
100).
•
Photos are recorded as JPG files. The camcorder can take photos during record standby mode.
•
Photos cannot be recorded when pre-recording is activated.
•
When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. In such case, use the
viewfinder or adjust the brightness of the screen (
A
108).
•
When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the LCD
panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (
A
20).