Canon XA50 XA50 XA55 Instruction Manual - Page 38

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Recording Video and Photos To record video 4 Press the REC button to begin recording. • During recording, Ü (in red) will appear on the screen. Additionally, if the handle unit is attached to the 38 camcorder, the tally lamp will illuminate. • You can also press the REC button on the handle unit or the START/STOP button on the supplied wireless controller. 5 Press the REC button again to stop recording. • Ü will change to Ñ (in white) and the clip will be recorded on the card selected for recording clips. The tally lamp will also go out. To take photos 4 During record standby mode, touch [PHOTO]. • By default, the [ Photo] function is assigned to the onscreen assignable button, but you can change the assigned function if necessary (A 94). • A green g icon will appear at the bottom of the screen. Also, at the upper right of the screen, {Ð will appear with the icon of the card selected for recording photos. • You can also press the PHOTO button on the supplied wireless controller. 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 113), especially after making important recordings. Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data. NOTES • The REC 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 REC button. Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of the REC button again. • 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. • 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 22). • 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 34). - When recording clips on an SDHC card, 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 MP4 Join Tool to join the files and save them as a single clip (A 113). • Recording photos: - Photos are recorded as JPG files. Photos can be recorded only in record standby mode. - Photos cannot be recorded when pre-recording is activated. • 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 22).

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Recording Video and Photo
s
38
To record video
4 Pre
ss
the REC button to begin recording.
•
During recording,
Ü
(in red) will appear on the screen. Additionally, if the handle unit is attached to the
camcorder, the tally lamp will illuminate.
•
You can also press the REC button on the handle unit or the START/STOP button on the supplied wireless
controller.
5 Pre
ss
the REC button again to
s
top recording.
•
Ü
will change to
Ñ
(in white) and the clip will be recorded on the card selected for recording clips. The tally
lamp will also go out.
To ta
k
e photo
s
4 During record
s
tandby mode, touch [PHOTO].
•
By default, the [
Photo] function is assigned to the onscreen assignable button, but you can change
the assigned function if necessary (
A
94).
•
A green
g
icon will appear at the bottom of the screen. Also, at the upper right of the screen,
{Ð
will
appear with the icon of the card selected for recording photos.
•
You can also press the PHOTO button on the supplied wireless controller.
When you have fini
s
hed 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
113), especially after making important recordings. Canon shall
not be liable for any loss or corruption of data.
NOTES
NOTES
•
The REC 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 REC button.
Return the lever to its previous position to enable use of the REC button again.
•
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.
•
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
22).
•
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
34).
-
When recording clips on an SDHC card, 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
MP4 Join Tool
to join the files and save them
as a single clip (
A
113).
•
Recording photos:
-
Photos are recorded as JPG files. Photos can be recorded only in record standby mode.
-
Photos cannot be recorded when pre-recording is activated.
•
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
22).