Canon Vixia HF R20 User manual

Gallery and Scene Operations
ManagingStories
The gallery initially contains two groups, [Unsorted] for your regular
scenes and ]Video Snapshot] for your video snapshot scenes. In addi-
tion, you can create new groups, or "stories", which contain scenes of
your choosing, arranged in an order to your liking. For example, you
can create a story that is a collection of scenes from a particular event
or trip.
CreatingaNewStory
Operating modes:
1 Open the gallery screen.
2 Create a new story.
Touch [No] to exit without creating a new story.
(_ NOTES
Including [Unsorted] and [Video Snapshot], a memory can contain a
maximum of 1O0 stories.
[Unsorted] and [Video Snapshot] cannot be deleted.
Deleting Scenes and Stories from the Gallery
You can delete scenes in the gallery that you no longer need. When
you delete scenes, you can choose to delete individual scenes or an
entire story (including all the scenes that comprise it).
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To delete individual scenes
1 From the gallery screen, select the story that contains the scene
to delete.
2 Deletethe scene.
The scene is deleted and the gallery screen appears,
To delete scenes by rating
You can delete all the scenes in a story with a particular rating.
1 From the gallery screen, select the story that contains the scenes
to delete.
Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front.
2 Open the [Delete] screen.
3 Select a rating mark that corresponds to the rating of the scenes
to delete.
The selected rating mark will be highlighted and the number of
applicable scenes will appear. Ifa story does not contain scenes of a
particular rating, the corresponding rating mark will be grayed out.
You can select multiple rating marks.
4 Deletethe scenes.
* Touch [Stop]to interrupttheoperationwhileit is in progress.Some scenesmay
bedeletednevertheless.
The scenes are deleted and the gallery screen appears,
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To delete a story
You can delete new stories that you have created.
1 From the gallery screen, select the story to delete.
Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front.
2 Delete the story.
_ [St0ry Deta !s] @[Ed t si0ry] _} [De!ere Si0rY] _} [Yes]i
@ [OK]
* Touch [Stop]to interrupttheoperationwhileit is in progress.Some scenesmay
bedeletednevertheless.
The story is deleted and the gallery screen appears.
O _MPORTANT
Deleting a scene from the gallery screen or date index screen will delete
that scene permanently from the camcorder.
M0ving or C0pying Scenes in the Gallery
Move scenes in the gallery (individually or by rating) to play them back
in the order of your choice. You can also copy scenes to another story.
Note that you cannot move or copy scenes to [Unsorted] or [Video
Snapshot].
To move individual scenes
1 From the gallery screen, select the story that contains the scenes
to move.
Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front.
2 Touch [Scene List].
3 When the desired scene appears in the orange bar, touch the
frame on the right side.
You can drag your finger up and down to browse through the scene
list.
The [Edit Scene] screen will appear.
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4 Touch[Move]or[Copy].
Thumbnailsofeachstory(exceptfor[Unsorted]and[VideoSnapshot])
willappear,
5 Touchthethumbnailofthestorywhereyouwanttomoveorcopy
thescenes.
Ifyouaremovingorcopyingscenestoanemptystory,skiptostep7.
6 Dragyourfingerupanddowntoselectthedesiredpositionand
thentouch[Set].
Theorangebar(destinationicon)indicateswhereinthestorythescene
willbemovedorcopiedto.
7 Touch[Yes].
Whencopyingscenes,youcantouch[Stop]tointerrupttheoperation
whileitisinprogress,Afterscenesarecopied,touch[OK]whenthe
confirmationscreenappears,
8 Touch[2:3].
To move scenes by rating
You can move scenes of a particular rating from one story to another.
1 From the gallery screen, select the story that contains the scenes
to move.
Drag your finger right/left to bring the desired story to the front.
2 Open the [Move Story] screen.
3 Select a rating mark that corresponds to the rating of the scenes
to move.
The selected rating mark will be highlighted and the number of
applicable scenes will appear, if a story does not contain scenes of a
particular rating, the corresponding rating mark will be grayed out.
You can select multiple rating marks,
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4 Movethescenes.
Thescenesaremovedandthegalleryscreenofthesourcestory
appears.
@ IMPORTN/T
Youcannotmoveorcopyscenesto[Unsorted]or[VideoSnapshot].
CapturingVideoSnapshotScenesandPhotosfrom a Movie
You can capture video snapshot scenes or photos from a previously
recorded scene. For example, you may want to take photos from video
recorded at a party or create a small video clip using video snapshot
scenes from the highlights of an event.
Operating modes: .... I
Capturing a Video Snapshot Scene
1 Open the index screen that contains the scene from which you
want to capture the video snapshot scene.
2 Play back the desired scene.
3 Press [START/STOP to capture the video snapshot scene.
The camcorder captures the video snapshot scene for about 4
seconds (the blue frame serves as a visual progress bar), and then
enters playback pause mode. You can change the length of video
snapshot scene you capture with the _ _ [Video Snapshot
Length] setting.
4 Touch the screen and then touch Ira] to return to the index
screen.
(___ NOTES
A video snapshot scene can be captured only during playback; it can-
not be captured during playback pause mode.
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Thecapturedvideosnapshotsceneissavedtothesamememorythat
containsthesourcescene.
Inthegalleryscreen,acapturedvideosnapshotsceneissavedin
_/ideoSnapshot]asthelastscene.
Videosnapshotscenescannotbecapturedfromanyofthefollowing
typesofscenes.
-Scenesshorterthan1second
-ScenesthatwereeditedusingthesuppliedsoftwarePIXELA's
VideoBrowserandwerethenwrittenbacktothecamcorder.
Whenthesourcesceneisitselfavideosnapshotscene,youmaynot
beabletocaptureavideosnapshotscenedependingonthelengthof
thesourcesceneandthelengthcurrentlyselectedforvideosnapshot
scenes.
Whenyoustartcapturingavideosnapshotscenelessthan1second
fromtheendofthescene,thevideosnapshotscenewillbecaptured
startingfromthebeginningofthefollowingscene.
Duringtheplaybackofvideosnapshotscenescapturedfromaprevi-
ouslyrecordedmovie,youmaynoticesomeanomaliesinthepicture/
soundatthepointwheretheplaybackswitchestoanewscene.
CapturingPhotos
Youcancaptureaphotofromamovieduringplayback.Thesizeofthe
capturedphotoswillbe1920x1080.
PleasereadtheIMPORTANTsectionbeforeusinganEye-Ficard.
Operatingmodes:
1 Playbackthescenefromwhichyouwanttocapturethephoto.
2 Pausetheplaybackatthepointyouwanttocapture.
3 Press[Pi4_6_fully.
4 Touch[m]toreturntotheindexscreen.
O IMPORTANT
WhencapturingphotosonanEye-Ficardinmemorycardslot_]l,pho-
toswillbeuploadedautomaticallywhenthecamcorderisinplayback
modeifyouarewithintherangeofaconfigurednetwork.Alwaysverify
thatEye-Ficardshavebeenapprovedinthecountry/regionofuse.See
alsoUsing an Eye-Fi card ([_] 131).
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(_ NOTES
Thedatacodeofthephotoswillreflectthedateandtimeofrecordingof
theoriginalscene.
Photoscapturedfromascenewithalotoffastmovementmaybe
blurred.
Photoswillberecordedonthememoryselectedforrecordingphotos.
DividingScenes
You can divide scenes in order to leave out the best parts and later cut
out the rest.
Operating modes:
1 Select the scene you want to divide and touch it to start playing it
back.
You can also divide a scene in a story.
2 Pause the playback at the point where you want to divide the
scene.
3 Open the scene division screen.
_ [Edit] _ [Digide]
4 Bring the scene to a precise point, if necessary.
During playback pause: Touch [_] to play back the scene. Touch
[_||] or [||_] to jump a frame backward/forward.
During playback: Touch [||] to pause the playback. Touch [_] or
[1_11_]for fast playback backward/forward.
5 Divide the scene.
{_ [_ Div de] 0 [Yes]
The video from the division point to the end of the scene will appear
as a new scene in the index screen.
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(_)NOTES
Whenadvancing/reversingframeswhiledividingthescenes,theinterval
betweenframesisabout0.5seconds.
Ifthescenecannotbedividedatthepointwhereyoupausedtheplay-
back,advance/reverseaframeandthendividethescene.
Duringtheplaybackofascenethatwasdivided,youmaynoticesome
anomaliesinthepicture/soundatthepointwherethescenewascut.
Thefollowingscenescannotbedivided:
-Videosnapshotscenesandotherscenesthataretooshort(lessthan
3seconds).
-ScenesthatwereeditedusingthesuppliedsoftwarePiXELA's
VideoBrowserandwerethenwrittenbacktothecamcorder.
Scenescannotbedividedwithin1secondfromthebeginningorthe
endofthescene.
DecoratingScenes
Add a new level of enjoyment to scenes by decorating them. You can
add animated graphics, stamps, even your own drawings with the sup-
plied stylus pen, and more!
Operating modes: I
Decorating while Recording
1 Open the decoration screen.
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YoucanopenthedecorationscreenwhentheLCDpanelisstowed
withtheLCDscreenfacingawayfromthecamcorder.Insuchcase,
makesure_ _ [AutostartDecoration]issetto[_ On].
Canvas:Thisistheareaonwhichyouwilldrawandsee
yourdecorationsinaction.Items_ to_ collectively
makeupthetoolbarandareusedtodecoratethe
canvas,
[Pens and Stamps]: Allows you to select the type of pen
or stamp and its color. After you add decorations, you
can save the canvas. However, only one canvas can be
saved per memory.
[Animated Stamps]: You can select animated stamps to
include in your decoration. You can place them anywhere
on the canvas.
[Date and Time]: Adds the date and/or time to the can-
vas. You can then move it anywhere you like.
Image mix: Choose one of 27 different frames to add to
the canvas and mix with live video. This can be used in
combination with the pens, stamps and animated
stamps.
Freeze screen: Freezes the screen when decorating. You
can record the screen while it is frozen.
Minimize toolbar: Minimizes the toolbar to the top of the
screen. To restore the toolbar, touch [_..].
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2 Useatoolfromthetoolbar.
Seebelowforanexplanationofeachtool.
3 Press[Si_ARi:i_6_itorecord.
Theonscreendecorationswillbeincludedintherecording.
Touse#([Pens and Stamps]]
1 Touch [#].
The [Pens and Stamps] screen will appear.
2 Select the desired pen or stamp from [Tools].
You can also clear the canvas, save a canvas or load a canvas. See the
following procedures.
3 Select white or black from [Colors].
Alternatively, you can touch [_] and select a color from the displayed
colors.
4 Touch [2D].
The canvas appears on the screen.
5 Draw on the canvas.
To clear the [Pens and Stamps] decorations
1 While the canvas is displayed, touch [#].
2 Touch [Clear] _} [Yes].
The [Pens and Stamps] decorations are cleared.
To save the [Pens and Stamps] decorations
1 While the canvas is displayed, touch [#].
2 Touch [Save] @ [Yes].
The current [Pens and Stamps] decorations are saved.
Only one canvas can be saved to the memory. The canvas is saved
to the built-in memory (_/_) or memory card _ (l_l_).
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To load a[Pens and Stamps] decoration
1 While the canvas is displayed, touch [#].
2 Touch [Load] _ [Yes].
The [Pens and Stamps] decorations saved to the memory are loaded
and appear on the canvas,
To use _;_([Animated Stamps]]
1 Touch [_;_].
The [Animated Stamps] screen will appear,
2 Select the desired stamp number.
3 Touch a spot on the canvas to place the selected stamp.
To use _ ([Date and Time]}
1 Touch [(_)].
2 Touch [Date] or [Time] and then touch [2:3].
The selected option will appear on the screen, Touch both control
buttons to display both the date and time,
You can also touch one of the three control buttons on the bottom to
change how the date/time is displayed, [_] places the date/time in a
dark frame, [D] displays the date/time in white, Ira] displays the
date/time in black,
3 Touch the date or time and drag your finger to the desired
location.
To use [_ (image mix)
1 Touch [{_].
You can touch one of the memory icons at the bottom of the screen to
read image mix frames saved on a different memory (_/_: only
when recording on or playing back scenes from a memory card),
2 Touch [ON].
The [Select Image] screen will appear,
3 Touch [+] or [-] to select a different image.
4 Touch [2:3].
The selected image will appear on the canvas,
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Mixing Your Own images with Live Video
You can use tmages you maKe on your computer for the tmage mtx
(Chroma Key) function. Make sure that the image you want to use has
a utue or green area. which wttt De replaced by the ve video using
Chroma Key mtxtng. Refer to About the image files for the image mix
function {j_ 181) for details about the types of image files that can De
used and where to transfer them.
Blue!Green area that will
Dereplaced by the Itve
video
Exampteofan imageusedfo- ChromaKey
1 Turn on the image mix function.
2 Touch [+] or [-] to select the image you created.
3 Touch [_] to open the [Chroma Key] screen.
4 Touch [Green] or [Blue] depending on the characteristics of the
image you want to use and touch [4] or [_] or drag you finger
along the bottom bar to adjust the chroma key setting as
necessary.
5 Touch [_] at the top of the screen to open the [Transparency]
screen.
6 Touch [4] or [_] or drag you finger along the bottom bar to
adjust the overall transparency of the image as necessary.
7 Touch [2D] to mix your image with live video.
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To use || (fPeeze screen)
1Touch[||].
The control button will change to [_||_] and the picture will be frozen=
2Decorate the screen using the other tools in the palette.
3Touch [_||_].
The screen will return to normal.
(_ NOTES
If the memory that contains the canvas is initialized, the canvas will be
deleted.
When the ]Animated Stamps] tool is used, the date/time will not be dis-
played or recorded.
Decorating during Playback
You can decorate scenes being played back in the same way that you
decorate scenes being recorded. Note that decorations added to a
scene during playback will not be recorded with the scene. However,
when you convert scenes to standard definition (_ 125), the decora-
tions will be superimposed on the SD movies*.
* _/_ only.
1 Play back the scene to decorate.
2 Touch the screen to display the playback controls.
3 Touch [_].
The canvas and toolbar will appear. Decorate the canvas as
described in the previous section.
The image mix function is not available when decorating scenes
during playback or scenes being converted to standard definition.
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Photos
Refer to this chapter for details on taking and viewing photos.
For details about basic photo shooting, refer to SmartAUTO
Mode ([__..]43).
Basic Playback
ViewingPhotos
Operatingmodes:
1 Press I'_:_.
2 Open the [Photos] index screen.
3 Look for the photo you want to play back.
Move the zoom lever toward W to show 15 photos per page; move it
toward "1"to show 6 photos per page,
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Memorybeingread.
indexscreencurrentlydisplayed.
3_Dragyourfingerleftforthenextindexpage.
Dragyourfingerrightforthepreviousindexpage.
Selectadifferentindexscreentoreaddifferentcontentor
fromadifferentmemory([_]54).
4 Touchthephotoyouwishtoview.
Thephotoisdisplayedinsinglephotoview,
Dragyourfingerleft/righttobrowsethroughthephotosonebyone,
To return to the index screen from single photo view
1 Touch the screen to display the playback controls.
2 Touch [_].
Photo Jump Function
When you have recorded a large number of photos, you can jump eas-
ily through the photos using the scroll bar.
1 Touch the screen to display the playback controls.
2 Jump through the photos using the scroll bar.
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IMPORTANT
Observe the following precautions while the ACCESS indicator is on or
flashing. Failing to do so may result in permanent data loss.
- Do not open the double memory card slot cover.
- Do not disconnect the )ower source or turn off the camcorder.
- Do not change the camcorder's operating mode.
The following image files may not be displayed correctly.
- Images not recorded with this camcorder.
- Images edited on or uploaded from a computer.
- Images whose file names have been changed.
DeletingPhotos
You can delete those photos that you are not interested in keeping.
Operating modes:
Deletinga Single Photo
1 In single photo view, select the photo you want to delete.
2 Touch the screen to display the playback controls.
3 Delete the photo.
4 Drag your finger left/right to select another photo to delete or
touch IX].
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DeletingPhotosfromtheindexScreen
Fromtheindexscreen,youcandeleteselectedphotosorallphotos.
1 Openthe[Photos]indexscreen.
2 Selectthephotostodelete.
Ifyouselected[Select],touchthephotostodeleteandthentouch
[OK].Acheckmark,/willappearonselectedphotos,Toucha
selectedphotoagaintoremovethecheckmark,Youcanalsotouch
[RemoveAll]toremoveallcheckmarks,
3 Touch[Yes]_ [OK].
Touch[Stop]tointerrupttheoperationwhileitisinprogress,
Options
[Select]Deletesallphotosthatyouselect,
[AllPhotos]Deletesallphotos,
IMPORTANT
Becarefulwhendeletingphotos.Deletedphotoscannotberecovered,
Photosprotectedwithanotherdevicecannotbedeleted,
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Additional Functions
TakingPhotosin FlexibleRecordingMode
Operating modes: I
1 Turn on the camcorder.
81_1_/_ By default,
photos are recorded in the
built-in memory. You can
set the memory card as the
recording media for photos
(C]_ 39).
Please read the
IMPORTANT section
(C]_]108) before using an
Eye-Fi card.
2 Press PHOTO_ halfway.
Once the focus is
automatically adjusted, (_ will
turn green and one or more
AF frames will appear.
3 Press _PHOTO_ fully.
The ACCESS indicator will flash as the photo is being recorded.
When you have finished recording
1 Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off.
2 Turn off the camcorder.
3 Close the LCD panel.
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IMPORTANT
ObservethefollowingprecautionswhiletheACCESSindicatorisonor
flashing.Failingtodosomayresultinpermanentdataloss.
-Donotopenthedoublememorycardslotcover.
-Donotdisconnectthepowersourceorturnoffthecamcorder.
-Donotchangethecamcorder'soperatingmode.
AfterrecordingphotosonanEye-Ficardinmemorycardslot_],pho-
toswillbeuploadedautomaticallywhenthecamcorderisinplayback
modeifyouarewithintherangeofaconfigurednetwork.Alwaysverify
thatEye-Ficardshavebeenapprovedinthecountry/regionofuse.See
alsoUsing an Eye-Fi card (l_ 131).
NOTES
You cannot take photos when _ _ [Frame Rate] is set to
[_ PF30] or [_ PF24]. Also, you cannot take photos when digital
zoom is activated (light blue area on the zoom bar),
SelectingPhotoSize
You can select the size of photos by choosing the aspect ratio. You can
select [_] 2016x1512] or [[r,4J_ 1920x1080]. if you select
[iT,4_31920x1080], the photo will be recorded in a wide aspect ratio.
Operating modes: 1
h[FUNC:] @ [MENU] @ _ @ [Photo AsPect Ratio] @ !
Desired photo size [aSpect ratio) @ ix]
Options
Large capacity memory cards, like those usually used for video record-
ing, can contain a very large number of photos. As a reference, the
number of photos that can be recorded on a 1 GB memory card is 455
for [L_J_ 2016x1512] and 670 for [IT;_J 1920x1080].
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